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wedged

American  
[wejd] / wɛdʒd /

adjective

  1. having the shape of a wedge.


Etymology

Origin of wedged

First recorded in 1545–55; wedge + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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One night, with Aneksi wedged between us on the couch, I let him see the parts of me that still wanted to hide.

From Los Angeles Times

As before, the entrance was barricaded - this time with bed slats wedged against the stairs to the first-floor property.

From BBC

It felt as if something had got wedged inside it and was jamming the drawer in place.

From Literature

But after I had wedged him in, I knew there was no way to tie him.

From Literature

A fifth of the world's oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway wedged between between Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

From BBC