wedge.

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.

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. 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.

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

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. A voussoir, one of the wedge-shaped blocks forming an arch or vault.

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

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

Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things. A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories; a shot made with such a club.

Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things. One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes, which lift the heel of the foot from the ground.

Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation. A háček.

Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation. The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel.

Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation. The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction.

Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation. A hairpin, an elongated horizontal V-shaped sign indicating a crescendo or decrescendo.

Any symbol shaped like a V in some given orientation. One of the basic elements that make up cuneiform writing, a single triangular impression made with the corner of a reed stylus.

An ingot.

An ingot. Silver or items made of silver collectively.

An ingot. A quantity of money.

He's got some decent wedge.

I made a big fat wedge from that job.

Things shaped like a V A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.

Things shaped like a V A group of cranes, ducks, geese, gulls, pelicans, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.

Things shaped like a V A wedge tornado.

Phenomena that, when charted, result in a V shape A barometric ridge; an elongated region of high atmospheric pressure between two low-pressure areas.

Phenomena that, when charted, result in a V shape A market trend characterized by a contracting range in prices coupled with an upward trend in prices (a rising wedge) or a downward trend in prices (a falling wedge).

A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

I ordered a chicken parm wedge from the deli.

To support or secure using a wedge.

I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.

To force into a narrow gap.

He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.

I wedged into the alcove and listened carefully.

To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass.

To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.

Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.

My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update.

To cleave with a wedge.

To force or drive with a wedge.

To shape into a wedge.

The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.