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The meaning of Wedged

Wedged – definition

verb

Fix in position using a wedge.

Usage examples:

The door was wedged open
verb

Force into a narrow space.

Usage examples:

She wedged her holdall between two bags
verb

Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.

Usage examples:

The photo shows this as if you are facing the person wedging the clay.
noun

A piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.

Usage examples:

The door was secured by a wedge
noun

A golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft.

Usage examples:

There's enough loft on a wedge when the shaft sits perpendicular to the ground.
noun

A shoe with a fairly high heel forming a solid block with the sole.

Usage examples:

The look that dominated the '70s has women trading in their high heels for wedges that are casual a…
noun

Money or earnings.

Usage examples:

He invested his wedge in stocks and shares
verb

Past simple and past participle of wedge

Usage examples:

[ + adj ] find something to wedge the window open/closed with., her shoe came off and got wedged be…

Wedged translation into English

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楔入

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Ingeklemd

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Coincé

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Verkeilt

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खांचे

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Incuneato

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쐐기형

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Клиновидный, Клиновой, Клинообразный

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Acuñado

Word origin

late 17th century: of unknown origin.

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