Word: Wedge
How to pronounce: weʤ
Noun
Definitions:
1. A piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
Example sentences: "An anchorage consists of a cast-iron bearing plate and special wedges to secure the strand inside the anchor housing."
Verb
Definitions:
1. Fix in position using a wedge.
Example sentences: "The door was wedged open"
2. Force into a narrow space.
Example sentences: "I wedged the bags into the back seat"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.
Synonyms:
shims
spike
gusset
jam
chock
stick
prism
cut in
squeeze
cotter
shim
cram
shoehorn
Derivations:
wedged
wedging
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Wedge in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cuña
German: Keil
French: Caler
Italian: Cuneo
Turkish: Kama
