American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wedge
IPA transcription: ['wɛdʒ]
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Noun
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any shape that is triangular in cross section
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a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
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a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
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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
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a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
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(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
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something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
Verb
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put, fix, force, or implant
“lodge a bullet in the table”
“stick your thumb in the crack”
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squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
“I squeezed myself into the corner”
Usage examples
- Part of the train ended up wedged between the station platforms and building structures.
- This wedge prevents the trailer from rolling down the slope in case of brake failure.
- The area in which most ice wedges remain active is along the permafrost zone.
- It has a wedged-shaped nose which enables it to burrow through loose, fine sand.
- Wedgeworth had supporting roles in many movies.
- Wedge prisms are used to deflect a beam of light by a fixed angle.
- It is characterized by its bulky shape and large, wedge-shaped bill.
- This wedge prevents the trailer from rolling down the slope in case of brake failure.
- This wedge prevents the trailer from rolling down the slope in case of brake failure.
- The wedge is noted in the coat of arms.