Overview of noun wedge

The noun wedge has 7 senses

• wedge, wedge shape, cuneus -- (any shape that is triangular in cross section)


• bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep -- (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)


• hacek, wedge -- (a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation)


• wedge heel, wedge -- (a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe)


• wedge -- ((golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole)


• wedge -- (something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)


• chock, wedge -- (a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)

Overview of verb wedge

The verb wedge has 2 senses

• lodge, wedge, stick, deposit -- (put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack")


• wedge, squeeze, force -- (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner")