WEDGE

• (noun) a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

  synonyms : chock

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

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

• (noun) a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

  synonyms : wedge heel

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

  synonyms : hacek

• (noun) 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

  synonyms : bomber , cuban sandwich , grinder , hero , hero sandwich , hoagie , hoagy , italian sandwich , poor boy , sub , submarine , submarine sandwich , torpedo , zep

• (noun) any shape that is triangular in cross section

  synonyms : cuneus , wedge shape

• (verb) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

  "I squeezed myself into the corner"

  synonyms : force , squeeze

• (verb) put, fix, force, or implant

  "lodge a bullet in the table", "stick your thumb in the crack"

  synonyms : deposit , lodge , stick

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