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   wedge

   /wɛdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them: "the door was secured by a wedge" Similar tapered blockchockdoor stop
   • ▪ an object or piece of something shaped like a wedge: "a wedge of cheese" Similar triangletapered piecesegmentslicesectionchunklumpslabhunkblockinformal:wodge
   • ▪ a formation of people or animals in the shape of a wedge: "the wedge of horsemen crashed forward"
   • 2. a golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft.
   • ▪ a shot made with a wedge: "Davies hit a wedge to within a yard of the hole"
   • 3. a shoe with a fairly high heel forming a solid block with the sole.
   • ▪ a heel on a wedge shoe.
   • 4. money or earnings: informal British "he invested his wedge in stocks and shares"

   verb

   • 1. fix in position using a wedge: "the door was wedged open"
   • 2. force into a narrow space: "she wedged her holdall between two bags"

   Word Origin Old Englishwecg (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wig.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wedge-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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