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Meaning of wedge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wedge
      n 1: any shape that is triangular in cross section [syn:
           {wedge}, {wedge shape}, {cuneus}]
      2: a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise
         and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and
         lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
         different sections of the United States [syn: {bomber},
         {grinder}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {hoagie}, {hoagy}, {Cuban
         sandwich}, {Italian sandwich}, {poor boy}, {sub},
         {submarine}, {submarine sandwich}, {torpedo}, {wedge}, {zep}]
      3: a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above
         certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate
         pronunciation [syn: {hacek}, {wedge}]
      4: a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe [syn:
         {wedge heel}, {wedge}]
      5: (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
      6: something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped
         like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate
         them
      7: a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a
         heavy object [syn: {chock}, {wedge}]
      v 1: put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table";
           "stick your thumb in the crack" [syn: {lodge}, {wedge},
           {stick}, {deposit}] [ant: {dislodge}, {free}]
      2: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself
         into the corner" [syn: {wedge}, {squeeze}, {force}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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