Definition of "wedge"
- noun
One of the simple machines; 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.
A piece (of food etc.) having this shape.
A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
A group of geese or swans when they are in flight in a V formation.
Wedge-heeled shoes.
A quantity of money.
= háček.
The IPA character <ʌ>, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel.
- verb
To support or secure using a wedge.
To force into a narrow gap.
To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
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