Definition of wedge Wedge
/wɛˈʤ/ - [wej] - wedge
We found 35 definitions of wedge from 7 different sources.
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What does wedge mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: wedges |
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| wedge - something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them | ||
| inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal | ||
| ax head, axe head the cutting head of an ax | ||
| colter, coulter a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil | ||
| moldboard, mouldboard wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow | ||
| ploughshare, plowshare, share a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil | ||
| coign, coigne, quoin the keystone of an arch | ||
| wedge - (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole | ||
| iron home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth | ||
| golf, golf game a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes | ||
| pitching wedge a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles | ||
| wedge - any shape that is triangular in cross section | ||
| wedge shape, cuneus | ||
| trilateral, trigon, triangle a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| wedge - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object | ||
| chock | ||
| block a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" | ||
| wedge - a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe | ||
| wedge heel | ||
| heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation | ||
| wedge - a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation | ||
| hacek | ||
| wedge - 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 | ||
| bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep | ||
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| wedge - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" | ||
| squeeze, force | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| impact press or wedge together; pack together | ||
| pack together, compress, compact squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" | ||
| wedge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" | ||
| lodge, stick, deposit | ||
| dislodge, free remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space" | ||
| fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" | ||
| jut, jut out, protrude, stick out, project extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff" | ||
| redeposit deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- wedge (Noun)
One of the simple machine s; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering mechanical Wikipedia article . - wedge (Noun)
A piece of food etc. having this shape. - wedge (Noun)
A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation. - wedge (Noun)
A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories. - wedge (Noun)
A group of geese or swans when they are in flight in a V formation. - wedge (Noun)
Wedge-heeled shoes. - wedge (Noun)
A quantity of money. - wedge (Verb)
To support or secure using a wedge. - wedge (Verb)
To force into a narrow gap. - wedge (Verb)
To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- wedge (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. - wedge (n.)
A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends. - wedge (n.)
A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form. - wedge (n.)
Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form. - wedge (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. - wedge (v. t.)
To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive. - wedge (v. t.)
To force or drive as a wedge is driven. - wedge (v. t.)
To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way. - wedge (v. t.)
To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something. - wedge (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. - wedge (v. t.)
To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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wedge
[from the Anglo-Saxon wege]. A simple but effective mechanical force; a triangular solid on which a ship rests previous to launching. Many of the wedges used in the building and repairing of vessels are called sett-wedges.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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wedge
Silver plate, because melted by the receivers of stolen goods into wedges. CANT.
Wikipedia 
- A wedge is a piece having the shape of a triangle. It is used often to split pieces of wood into smaller pieces.
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mechanics
A wedge is a portable inclined plane, used either to separate two objects, or portions of objects, lift an object, or hold an object in place, by the application of force to the wide end, which the wedge converts to force perpendicular to the inclined surfaces. The mechanical advantage of a wedge depends on the ratio of its length to its thickness.
Where a short wedge with a wide angle does the job faster, it requires more force than a long wedge with a smaller angle.
History.
The origin of the wedge is unknown, because it has been in use as early as the Stone Age. Circa 3000 BC, in Ancient Egypt quarrys, bronze wedges were used to break away blocks of rock used for construction. Wood wedges, that swelled after being wet, were also used. Some Native American tribes used antler wedges as a means of splitting and working wood to make canoes, houses, and other wood objects.
Examples for separating and lifting.
Examples include axes, splitting mauls, and splitting wedges. Wedges can also be used to lift heavy objects, or finely adjust the height of objects, essentially separating them from the surface they rest on. These may also be referred to as shims. Knives, scissors, chisels, and even teeth can sometimes be used as wedges, however, they are more fundamentally cutting implements.
Examples for holding fast.
Wedges can also be used to hold objects in place, such as engine parts (poppet valves), bicycle parts (stems and eccentric bottom brackets), and doors.
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