What does wedge mean?

Definitions for wedgewɛdʒ

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wedge, wedge shape, cuneus(noun)

    any shape that is triangular in cross section



  3. hacek, wedge(noun)


  4. wedge heel, wedge(noun)

    a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

  5. wedge(noun)

    (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

  6. wedge(noun)


  7. chock, wedge(verb)


  8. lodge, wedge, stick, deposit(verb)

    put, fix, force, or implant


  9. wedge, squeeze, force(verb)

    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

    "I squeezed myself into the corner"


  1. Wedge(n.)


  2. Origin: [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan. vgge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf. Wigg.]


  1. wedge(Noun)


    Stick a wedge under the door, will you, it keeps blowing shut.

  2. wedge(Noun)

    A piece (of food etc.) having this shape.

    Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?

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  5. wedge(Noun)

    A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.

  6. wedge(Noun)

    A group of geese or swans when they are in flight in a V formation.

  7. wedge(Noun)

    Wedge-heeled shoes.

  8. wedge(Noun)

    A quantity of money.

    I made a big fat wedge from that job.

  9. wedge(Noun)

    = hu00E1u010Dek

  10. Origin: wegge, wecg

Webster Dictionary

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  3. Wedge(noun)

    a mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form

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  6. Wedge(verb)


  7. Wedge(verb)

    to force or drive as a wedge is driven

  8. Wedge(verb)

    to force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way

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  1. Wedge

    A wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a compound and portable inclined plane of a wedge is given by the ratio of the length of its slope to its width. Although a short wedge with a wide angle may do a job faster, it requires more force than a long wedge with a narrow angle. Perhaps the first example of a wedge is the hand axe, also see biface and Olorgesailie. A hand axe is made by chipping stone, generally flint, to form a bifacial edge, or wedge. A wedge is a simple machine that transforms lateral force and movement of the tool into a transverse splitting force and movement of the workpiece. The available power is limited by the effort of the person using the tool, but because power is the product of force and movement, the wedge amplifies the force by reducing the movement. This amplification, or mechanical advantage is the ratio of the input speed to output speed. For a wedge this is given by 1 The faces of a wedge are modeled as straight lines to form a sliding or prismatic joint. The origin of the wedge is not known. In ancient Egypt bronze wedges were used to break away blocks of stone used in construction. Wooden wedges that swelled after being saturated with water, were also used. Some indigenous peoples of the Americas used antler wedges for splitting and working wood to make canoes, dwellings and other objects.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Wedge

    wej, n. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting: anything shaped like a wedge: a mass of metal: at Cambridge, the man lowest on the list of the classical tripos.—v.t. to cleave with a wedge: to force or drive with a wedge: to press closely: to fasten with a wedge: to make into a wedge.—v.i. to force one's way like a wedge.—adjs. Wedged, cuneiform or wedge-shaped; Wedge′-shaped, having the shape of a wedge; Wedge′-tailed, having the tail wedge-shaped or cuneate.—adv. Wedge′wise, in the manner of a wedge.—n. Wedg′ing, a method of joining timbers.—Wedge of least resistance, the form in which a substance yields to pressure.—The thin, or small, end of the wedge, the insignificant-looking beginning of a principle or practice which will yet lead to something great and important. [A.S. wecg; Ice. veggr, Ger. weck, a wedge; prob. from the root of weigh.]


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wedge in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wedge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Jerry Govan:

    This takes away a wedge issue that's been used for many years.

  2. Manish Sabharwal:

    This is the thin end of a very thick wedge - it may be the true coming of a federal nation.

  3. Norman Douglas:


  4. Jeremy Ben-Ami:


  5. Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Majali:

    They tried to cause problems internally in Jordan and haven't succeeded, they are now trying to drive a wedge between the coalition with this latest low PR stunt.

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