"wedge" meaning in English

See wedge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /wɛdʒ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-au-wedge.ogg [Australia] Forms: wedge [singular], wedges [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A wedge is something in the shape of a triangle that someone pushes under a door or into a crack.
    Sense id: simple-wedge-en-noun-Jt3r7bfY

Verb

IPA: /wɛdʒ/ [US, UK] Audio: en-au-wedge.ogg [Australia] Forms: wedge [canonical], wedges [third-person, singular], wedged [past], wedged [past, participle], wedging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|wedg|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you wedge something, you force it into a narrow gap.
    Sense id: simple-wedge-en-verb-4pDa1dC3
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