Wedge Definition
wĕj
wedged, wedges, wedging
noun
wedges
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.
American Heritage
Something that intrudes and causes division or disruption.
His nomination drove a wedge into party unity.
American Heritage
Something that forces an opening or a beginning.
A wedge in the war on poverty.
American Heritage
Any action or procedure that serves to open the way for a gradual change, disruption, intrusion, etc.
Webster's New World
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verb
wedged, wedges, wedging
To split or force apart with or as with a wedge.
Webster's New World
To push or be forced as or like a wedge.
Webster's New World
To fix firmly in place by driving a wedge or wedges under, beside, etc.
Webster's New World
To force or pack (in)
Webster's New World
To force or crowd together in a narrow space.
Webster's New World
Origin of Wedge
From Wedgewood, surname of the person who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.
From Wiktionary
Middle English wegge (“wedge"), Old English wecg (“wedge")
From Wiktionary
Middle English wegge from Old English wecg
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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