wedge
wej
- n any shape that is triangular in cross section
- n 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
- n a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
- n a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
- n (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
- n something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
- n a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- v put, fix, force, or implant
- v squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- To Fashion Designer Rudi Gernreich, the wedge is simply part of the new concept in dressing.
- Thursday is "body wedge" class, which involves another exercise contraption, this one a large foam wedge from which I will push myself up in various hateful ways for an hour.
- Efforts to reduce energy use form one kind of wedge.