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Meaning & Definition of Wedge in English

English

Wedge

/wɛʤ/

noun

1. Any shape that is triangular in cross section

synonym:
  • wedge,
  • wedge shape,
  • cuneus

2. A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)

  • Different names are used in different sections of the united states
synonym:
  • bomber,
  • grinder,
  • hero,
  • hero sandwich,
  • hoagie,
  • hoagy,
  • Cuban sandwich,
  • Italian sandwich,
  • poor boy,
  • sub,
  • submarine,
  • submarine sandwich,
  • torpedo,
  • wedge,
  • zep

3. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

synonym:
  • hacek,
  • wedge

4. A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

synonym:
  • wedge heel,
  • wedge

5. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

synonym:
  • wedge

6. Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a v) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

synonym:
  • wedge

7. A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

synonym:
  • chock,
  • wedge

verb

1. Put, fix, force, or implant

  • "Lodge a bullet in the table"
  • "Stick your thumb in the crack"
synonym:
  • lodge,
  • wedge,
  • stick,
  • deposit

2. Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

  • "I squeezed myself into the corner"
synonym:
  • wedge,
  • squeeze,
  • force

Examples of using

More painful than any wedge.
The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.