WEDGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
   Synonym(s)
   • chock (what does chock mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • block (what does block mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sprag (what does sprag mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • chock (what does chock mean?)
   • chock (what does chock mean?)
2. Meaning
   • something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclined plane (what does inclined plane mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ax head (what does ax head mean?)
   • axe head (what does axe head mean?)
   • colter (what does colter mean?)
   • coulter (what does coulter mean?)
   • moldboard (what does moldboard mean?)
   • mouldboard (what does mouldboard mean?)
   • plowshare (what does plowshare mean?)
   • ploughshare (what does ploughshare mean?)
   • share (what does share mean?)
   • quoin (what does quoin mean?)
   • coign (what does coign mean?)
   • coigne (what does coigne mean?)
   • shim (what does shim mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • iron (what does iron mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pitching wedge (what does pitching wedge mean?)
   • sand wedge (what does sand wedge mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
   Synonym(s)
   • wedge heel (what does wedge heel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • heel (what does heel mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation
   Synonym(s)
   • hacek (what does hacek mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • diacritical mark (what does diacritical mark mean?)
   • diacritic (what does diacritic mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)
   • different names are used in different sections of the United States
   Synonym(s)
   • bomber (what does bomber mean?)
   • Cuban sandwich (what does Cuban sandwich mean?)
   • grinder (what does grinder mean?)
   • hero (what does hero mean?)
   • hero sandwich (what does hero sandwich mean?)
   • hoagie (what does hoagie mean?)
   • hoagy (what does hoagy mean?)
   • Italian sandwich (what does Italian sandwich mean?)
   • poor boy (what does poor boy mean?)
   • sub (what does sub mean?)
   • submarine (what does submarine mean?)
   • submarine sandwich (what does submarine sandwich mean?)
   • torpedo (what does torpedo mean?)
   • zep (what does zep mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sandwich (what does sandwich mean?)
7. Meaning
   • any shape that is triangular in cross section
   Synonym(s)
   • cuneus (what does cuneus mean?)
   • wedge shape (what does wedge shape mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • triangle (what does triangle mean?)
   • trigon (what does trigon mean?)
   • trilateral (what does trilateral mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)

WEDGE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   Synonym(s)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I squeezed myself into the corner
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • compact (what does compact mean?)
   • pack together (what does pack together mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)
   • wedge shape (what does wedge shape mean?)
   • cuneus (what does cuneus mean?)
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)
2. Meaning
   • fix, force, or implant
   Synonym(s)
   • deposit (what does deposit mean?)
   • lodge (what does lodge mean?)
   • stick (what does stick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • lodge a bullet in the table
   Hypernyms(s) wedge is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fasten (what does fasten mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • secure (what does secure mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • dislodge (what does dislodge mean?)
   • free (what does free mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • redeposit (what does redeposit mean?)
   See Also
   • stick out (what does stick out mean?)
   • protrude (what does protrude mean?)
   • jut out (what does jut out mean?)
   • jut (what does jut mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lodgment (what does lodgment mean?)
   • lodgement (what does lodgement mean?)
   • lodging (what does lodging mean?)
   • lodgment (what does lodgment mean?)
   • lodgement (what does lodgement mean?)
   • lodging (what does lodging mean?)