wedge

1. (countable, uncountable)One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

   Stick a wedge under the door, will you? It keeps blowing shut.

2. One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.

   (countable, uncountable)A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.

   Can you cut me a wedge of cheese?

   We ordered a box of baked potato wedges with our pizza, and an iceberg wedge as our side salad.

   Stück

   кусо́кkusók

3. (countable, uncountable)A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.

   Keil

4. (countable, uncountable)A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.

5. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.

   Near-synonyms: wedge issue, salami tactics, culture wars

   drive a wedge between [persons, peoples, camps, allies, etc.]

6. Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.

   (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories; a shot made with such a club.

   Wedge

7. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes, which lift the heel of the foot from the ground.

8. Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation.

   (US, countable, uncountable)A háček.

9. (countable, uncountable)The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel.

10. (countable, uncountable)The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction.

11. (countable, uncountable)A hairpin, an elongated horizontal V-shaped sign indicating a crescendo or decrescendo.

12. (countable, uncountable)One of the basic elements that make up cuneiform writing, a single triangular impression made with the corner of a reed stylus.

1. Tom wedged the claw of the crowbar under the nailhead and pulled out the nail.

   deTom fasste mit der Klaue der Brechstange unter den Kopf des Nagels und zog den Nagel heraus.

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2. More painful than any wedge.

   Найболючіше, ніж будь-який клинок.

   ruБольнее, чем любой клинок.

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3. It's easy to make potato wedges.

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4. You drove a wedge between us.

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5. Would you like another wedge of pie?

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