wedge
🇺🇸
/wedʒ/
🇬🇧
/wedʒ/
noun
R
A tool with a thick end and a thin end used to keep things open, apart, or to split them.
He used a wedge to keep the door from closing.
R
Something shaped like a wedge or used like one.
She cut a wedge of cheese for the snack.
R
A shoe with a solid heel that is part of the sole.
She wore comfortable wedge shoes to the party.
R
A golf club with a slanted face for hitting the ball high.
He chose a wedge to hit the ball over the sand trap.
verb
R
To force something tightly into a narrow space so it stays put.
The rock was wedged in the crack, making it hard to remove.
R
To use something to keep a door or object in position, like open or shut.
She wedged the window open with a book to let in fresh air.
translation
A tool with a thick end and a thin end used to keep things open, apart, or to split them.; Something shaped like a wedge or used like one.; A shoe with a solid heel that is part of the sole.; A golf club with a slanted face for hitting the ball high.
To force something tightly into a narrow space so it stays put.; To use something to keep a door or object in position, like open or shut.
Word Forms
3rd Present
wedges
Past
wedged
Perfect
wedged
Progressive
wedging
Plural
wedges