English noun: wedge | |||
1. | wedge (shape) any shape that is triangular in cross section | ||
Synonyms | cuneus, wedge shape | ||
Broader (hypernym) | triangle, trigon, trilateral | ||
2. | wedge (food) 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 | ||
Synonyms | bomber, Cuban sandwich, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sandwich | ||
3. | wedge (communication) a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation | ||
Synonyms | hacek | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diacritic, diacritical mark | ||
4. | wedge (artifact) a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe | ||
Synonyms | wedge heel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | heel | ||
Part meronym | wedgie | ||
5. | wedge (artifact) (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole | ||
Broader (hypernym) | iron | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | pitching wedge, sand wedge | ||
Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
6. | wedge (artifact) something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inclined plane | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ax head, axe head, coign, coigne, colter, coulter, moldboard, mouldboard, ploughshare, plowshare, quoin, share, shim | ||
7. | wedge (artifact) a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object | ||
Synonyms | chock | ||
Broader (hypernym) | block | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sprag | ||
English verb: wedge | |||
1. | wedge (contact) put, fix, force, or implant | ||
Samples | Lodge a bullet in the table. Stick your thumb in the crack. | ||
Examples | They wedge the books into the box | ||
Synonyms | deposit, lodge, stick | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | redeposit | ||
Antonyms | dislodge, free | ||
2. | wedge (contact) squeeze like a wedge into a tight space | ||
Samples | I squeezed myself into the corner. | ||
Synonyms | force, squeeze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compact, compress, impact, pack together | ||