Definition of wedge

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Wedge (v. t.) To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way..

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Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter..
Impact :: Impact (v. t.) To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.
Chock :: Chock (n.) A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space around or beneath it..
Unwedgeable :: Unwedgeable (a.) Not to be split with wedges.
Sphenoid :: Sphenoid (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal..
Wedge-shaped :: Wedge-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
Chock :: Chock (v. t.) To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask..
Embolus :: Embolus (n.) Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a pump or syringe..
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
Wedge-tailed :: Wedge-tailed (a.) Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest, the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of Wood hoopoe, under Wood..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
Cuneal :: Cuneal () Relating to a wedge; wedge-shaped.
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
Scotch :: Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping..
Gib :: Gib (n.) A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw..
Quoin :: Quoin (n.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to wedge one's way..
Gad :: Gad (n.) A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel wedge used in mining, etc..
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Water Lettuce :: Water lettuce () A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves..
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