WEDGE

n. tapering wood or metal block; peg; something with a triangular shape; something which causes division or an opening; golf club with a flat slanted face used to lift a ball in the swinging motion; triangular letter in cuneiform

v. fasten by driving in a tapering wood or metal block, split with a wedge; thrust or drive in like a wedge, cram; force oneself in like a wedge; become stuck or caught

For a disambiguation of "The Wedge", see The Wedge. The term wedge can refer to any of the following things:Concrete objectsWedge (mechanical device), a simple machine used to separate two objects, or portions of objects, through the application of force.Wedge (golf), a specialized type of club used at short ranges. Potato wedges, large chunks of often unpeeled fried potatoesWedge (sandwich), a name for a hero sandwich, submarine sandwich, or hoagie in Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York, USA.[1]A range of sports cars from British manufacturers TVR.
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Noun
1. any shape that is triangular in cross section
(synonym) wedge shape, cuneus
(hypernym) triangle, trigon, trilateral
(derivation) squeeze, force
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, zep
(hypernym) sandwich
3. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation
(synonym) hacek
(hypernym) diacritical mark, diacritic
4. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
(synonym) wedge heel
(hypernym) heel
(part-holonym) wedgie
5. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
(hypernym) iron
(hyponym) pitching wedge
(classification) golf, golf game
6. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
(hypernym) inclined plane
(hyponym) ax head, axe head
(derivation) squeeze, force
7. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
(synonym) chock
(hypernym) block
(hyponym) sprag
Verb
1. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"
(synonym) lodge, stick, deposit
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
(hyponym) redeposit
2. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
(synonym) squeeze, force
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) impact
(derivation) wedge shape, cuneus

n. wedge, golf club with a flat slanted face used to lift a ball in the swinging motion

(v. t.)
To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something.
  

(v. t.)
To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
  

(v. t.)
To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way.
  

(v. t.)
To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber in its place.
  

(v. t.)
To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
  

(v. t.)
To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive.
  

(n.)
The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood) who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.
  

(n.)
Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form.
  

(n.)
A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
  

(n.)
A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called the mechanical powers. See Illust. of Mechanical powers, under Mechanical.
  

(n.)
A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form.