Definition of wedge

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Wedge (v. t.) To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a wedge that is driven into something..

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Boottree :: Boottree (n.) An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven..
Sphenoid :: Sphenoid (a.) Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal..
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form..
Voussoir :: Voussoir (n.) One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.
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..
Wedge :: Wedge (v. t.) To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a wedge; to rive..
Enter :: Enter (v. t.) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc..
Cow :: Cow (n.) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock..
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.
Jam :: Jam (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in.
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..
Wedged :: Wedged (imp. & p. p.) of Wedg.
Coin :: Coin (n.) A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See Coigne, and Quoin..
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..
Pipsissewa :: Pipsissewa (n.) A low evergreen plant (Chimaphila umbellata), with narrow, wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases. Called also prince's pine..
Key :: Key (n.) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
Jack :: Jack (n.) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting.
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn up in such a form..
Key :: Key (v. t.) To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
Cuneated :: Cuneated (a.) Wedge-shape.
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