: a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something
2
a
: something (such as a policy) causing a breach or separation
b
: something used to initiate an action or development
3
: something wedge-shaped: such as
a
: an array of troops or tanks in the form of a wedge
b
: the wedge-shaped stroke in cuneiform characters
c
: a shoe having a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and a tread formed by an extension of the sole
d
: an iron golf club with a broad low-angled face for maximum loft
Noun
He used a wedge to split the firewood.
A wedge held the door open.
The battalion formed a wedge and marched toward the enemy. Verb
She wedged her foot into the crack.
The dog got wedged between the couch and the end table.
I wedged myself into the car's back seat.
She wedged the door open.
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Noun
Use a firm, flat, and level sleep surface (a crib mattress), and keep the space clear of bumper pads, toys, pillows, positioners, and wedges.—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 30 Jan. 2025 Season both sides of each wedge with salt and pepper.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
Rihanna was dressed in all black and sat in the gallery at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in LA wedged between Rocky's mother Renee Black and his sister Erika B. Mayers, according to People.—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 O’Leary has wedged himself in between tech giants for a bid to acquire TikTok.—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wedge
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English wegge, from Old English wecg; akin to Old High German wecki wedge, Lithuanian vagis
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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