"wedge up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wedges up [present, singular, third-person], wedging up [participle, present], wedged up [participle, past], wedged up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wedge up (third-person singular simple present wedges up, present participle wedging up, simple past and past participle wedged up)
  1. (transitive) To fill or block up with wedges. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wedge_up-en-verb-xCEKPNxf
  2. (intransitive, UK, prison slang) To barricade oneself in one's cell. Tags: UK, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-wedge_up-en-verb-TOd6tSiW Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 34 66

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