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wedge
(wĕj)n.
1. 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.
2.
a. Something shaped like a wedge: a wedge of pie.
b. A wedge-shaped formation, as in ground warfare.
3.
a. Something that intrudes and causes division or disruption: His nomination drove a wedge into party unity.
b. Something that forces an opening or a beginning: a wedge in the war on poverty.
4. Meteorology See ridge.
5. Sports An iron golf club with a very slanted face, used to lift the ball sharply upward, as from sand.
6. A shoe having a heel that extends across the shank to the half sole, forming a continuous undersurface. Also called wedgie.
7. Downstate New York See submarine sandwich.
8. One of the various triangular marks that are the basic structural elements of cuneiform writing symbols.
9. Sports In snow skiing, the snowplow.
tr.v. wedged, wedg·ing, wedg·es
1. To split or force apart with or as if with a wedge: wedged the board away from the stud; neighbors who were wedged apart by a dispute.
2. To fix in place or tighten with a wedge: wedged the window frame to be level.
3. To crowd or squeeze into a limited space: wedged the books into the backpack.
[Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg.]
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wedge
(wɛdʒ)n
1. a block of solid material, esp wood or metal, that is shaped like a narrow V in cross section and can be pushed or driven between two objects or parts of an object in order to split or secure them
2. any formation, structure, or substance in the shape of a wedge: a wedge of cheese.
3. something such as an idea, action, etc, that tends to cause division
4. (Clothing & Fashion) a shoe with a wedge heel
5. (Golf) golf a club with a face angle of more than 50°, used for bunker shots (sand wedge) or pitch shots (pitching wedge)
6. (Physical Geography) a wedge-shaped extension of the high pressure area of an anticyclone, narrower than a ridge
7. (Mountaineering) mountaineering a wedge-shaped device, formerly of wood, now usually of hollow steel, for hammering into a crack to provide an anchor point
8. (Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) any of the triangular characters used in cuneiform writing
9. (Military) (formerly) a body of troops formed in a V-shape
10. (Photography) photog a strip of glass coated in such a way that it is clear at one end but becomes progressively more opaque towards the other end: used in making measurements of transmission density
11. slang Brit a bribe
12. thin end of the wedge anything unimportant in itself that implies the start of something much larger
vb
13. (tr) to secure with or as if with a wedge
14. to squeeze or be squeezed like a wedge into a narrow space
15. (tr) to force apart or divide with or as if with a wedge
[Old English wecg; related to Old Saxon weggi, Old High German wecki, Old Norse veggr wall]
ˈwedgeˌlike adj
ˈwedgy adj
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wedge
(wɛdʒ)n., v. wedged, wedg•ing. n.
1. a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force. Compare machine (def. 2b).
2. a piece of anything of like shape: a wedge of pie.
3. a cuneiform character or stroke of this shape.
4. something that serves to part, split, divide, etc.: The quarrel drove a wedge between them.
5. an iron-headed golf club with a nearly horizontal face, used for lofting the ball.
6. a wedge heel or shoe with such a heel.
7. a V-shaped formation of infantry or cavalry, with the point directed toward the enemy.
9. Chiefly Coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island. a hero sandwich.
v.t. 10. to separate or split with or as if with a wedge (often fol. by open, apart, etc.).
11. to insert or fix with a wedge.
12. to pack or fix tightly; stuff.
13. to thrust, drive, fix, etc., like a wedge.
v.i. 14. to force a way like a wedge (usu. fol. by in, into, through, etc.).
[before 900; Middle English wegge (n.), Old English wecg, c. Old Saxon weggi, Old High German wecki, Old Norse veggr]
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Wedge
anything in the form of a wedge, e.g., a body of troops; a group of animals or birds; silver plate collectively, 1725.Examples: wedge of cheese, 1835; of wild fowl, 1869; of clangorous geese, 1889; of wild geese, 1725; of horse, 1615; of men, 1614; of policemen, 1887; of standing people, 1913; of swans; of troops.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
wedge
Past participle: wedged
Gerund: wedging
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
wedge
1. A narrow area of high pressure between two depressions.
2. Wedge-shaped club used for lofting the ball.
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| Noun | 1. |  wedge - any shape that is triangular in cross section |
| 2. |  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 Stateshero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, Cuban sandwich, grinder, submarine sandwich, zep, torpedo, submarine, bomber, hero sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them | |
| 3. | wedge - a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation diacritic, diacritical mark - a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation | |
| 4. |  wedge - a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoeheel - the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation wedgie - a shoe with a wedge heel | |
| 5. | wedge - (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole 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 iron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head pitching wedge - a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles sand wedge - a wedge used to get out of sand traps | |
| 6. | 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 moldboard, mouldboard - wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow coign, coigne, quoin - expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase shim - a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices | |
| 7. |  wedge - a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy objectblock - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" sprag - a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline | |
| Verb | 1. | wedge - put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" redeposit - deposit anew; "The water had redeposited minerals on the rocks" |
| 2. |  wedge - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"impact - press or wedge together; pack together |
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wedge
verb
noun
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Translations
إسْفينشَيءٌ على شَكْل إسْفينينْحَشِر، يَعْلَق
klín
kilekile faststykke
kiila
klinkriška
ékék alakú szeletbeékel
fleygurgeiriverîa blÿfastur
cuneus
pleištastrikampis gabaliukasvagis
gabaliņšieķīlētieķīlētiesiespriestiesķīlis
klinový
kil
wedge
[wedʒ]A. N
1. (for keeping in position) → cuña f, calza f
to drive a wedge between two people → abrir una brecha entre dos personas
this is the thin end of the wedge → esto puede ser el principio de muchos males
to drive a wedge between two people → abrir una brecha entre dos personas
this is the thin end of the wedge → esto puede ser el principio de muchos males
3. (Golf) → wedge m, cucharilla f
B. VT to wedge sth in place → asegurar algo
to wedge a door open → mantener abierta una puerta con una cuña or una calza
I was wedged between two other passengers → me estuve apretado or inmovilizado entre otros dos pasajeros
it's wedged → no se puede mover
to wedge a door open → mantener abierta una puerta con una cuña or una calza
I was wedged between two other passengers → me estuve apretado or inmovilizado entre otros dos pasajeros
it's wedged → no se puede mover
wedge in VT + ADV the car was wedged in between two lorries → el coche quedó encajado entre dos camiones
a short documentary wedged in between sports programmes → un documental corto encasillado entre programas deportivos
a short documentary wedged in between sports programmes → un documental corto encasillado entre programas deportivos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wedge
[ˈwɛdʒ] n
[cake, cheese] → part f
the thin end of the wedge → le commencement des ennuis
vt
(= push) → enfoncer, coincer
to wedge sth in sth → enfoncer qch dans qch
to be wedged between → être coincé(e) entrewedge-heeled shoes [ˈwɛdʒhiːld] npl → chaussures fpl à semelles compenséeswedge-shaped [ˈwɛdʒʃeɪpt] adj → en forme de coin
to wedge sth in sth → enfoncer qch dans qch
to be wedged between → être coincé(e) entrewedge-heeled shoes [ˈwɛdʒhiːld] npl → chaussures fpl à semelles compenséeswedge-shaped [ˈwɛdʒʃeɪpt] adj → en forme de coin
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wedge
n
(of wood etc, fig) → Keil m; rubber wedge → Gummibolzen m; it’s the thin end of the wedge → so fängts immer an; that would be the thin end of the wedge → das wäre der Anfang von Ende; she is driving a wedge between us → sie treibt einen Keil zwischen uns
(= triangular shape) (of cake etc) → Stück nt; (of cheese) → Ecke f; a wedge of land → ein keilförmiges Stück Land; the seats were arranged in a wedge → die Sitzreihen waren keilförmig angeordnet
vt
(= fix with a wedge) → verkeilen, (mit einem Keil) festklemmen; to wedge a door/window open/shut → eine Tür/ein Fenster festklemmen or verkeilen
(fig: = pack tightly) to wedge oneself/something → sich/etw zwängen (→ in in +acc); to be wedged between two things/people → zwischen zwei Dingen/Personen eingekeilt or eingezwängt sein; the fat man sat wedged in his chair → der dicke Mann saß in seinen Stuhl gezwängt; we were all wedged together in the back of the car → wir saßen alle zusammengepfercht or eingezwängt im Fond des Wagens; try wedging the cracks with newspaper → versuchen Sie, die Spalten mit Zeitungspapier zuzustopfen
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wedge
[wɛdʒ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wedge
(wedʒ) noun1. a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place. She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.
2. something similar in shape. a wedge of cheese.
verb to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges. He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.
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wedge
n. cuña.
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