wedge
[ wej ]
/ wɛdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), wedged, wedg·ing.
verb (used without object), wedged, wedg·ing.
to force a way like a wedge (usually followed by in, into, through, etc.): The box won't wedge into such a narrow space.
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Origin of wedge
before 900; Middle English wegge (noun), Old English wecg; cognate with dialectal German Weck (Old High German wecki), Old Norse veggr
regional variation note for wedge
10. See hero sandwich.
OTHER WORDS FROM wedge
wedgelike, adjectiveun·wedge, verb (used with object), un·wedged, un·wedg·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for wedge
wedge
/ (wɛdʒ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of wedge
wedgelike, adjectivewedgy, adjectiveWord Origin for wedge
Old English wecg; related to Old Saxon weggi, Old High German wecki, Old Norse veggr wall
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Idioms and Phrases with wedge
wedge
see thin edge of the wedge.
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