From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwedgewedge1 /wedʒ/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 TITZa piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood2 DFa piece of food shaped like a wedge Garnish with lemon wedges.wedge of a wedge of cheese3 → wedges → drive a wedge between somebody at drive1(13), the thin end of the wedge at thin1(11)
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wedge• The men of violence want to drive a wedge between the forces of law and order and the people they protect.• Instead of driving a wedge between lovers, a child can expand and deepen that love.• While sauce is cooking, in another large saute pan, saute apple wedges in butter until lightly browned.• He pulled out his wedge, sailed the ball over the knoll and it rolled into the cup.• lemon wedges• Her hair was stiff and phosphorous, a dome-like wedge.• Ultimately such thinking becomes a psychological, relational and spiritual wedge between men and women.• Carefully cut a thin wedge out of the cake.wedgewedge2 verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] 1 PUSHto force something firmly into a narrow space The phone was wedged under his chin. Victoria wedged herself into the passenger seat.2 → wedge something open/shut→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
wedge• Not since Clarenceaux wedged a beer-mat between the bell and the clapper.• Groves wedged a muslin snake bag behind his belt.• Rusted dairy cases had been wedged in along its sides and four corners to keep it balanced.• We sometimes carried in our pockets assorted stones to wedge in cracks.• The bearer pulled him into a passage so thin that even the narrowest of stalls could not wedge itself in.• Magma can wedge open and penetrate cracks cutting across the layering of the surrounding rock, forming tabular intrusions called dikes.Origin wedge1 Old English wecg 