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wedge noun

  /wɛd͡ʒ/
  • 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.
coin, cale
  • (golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
cale
  • A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
morceau, part, quartier

wedge verb

  /wɛd͡ʒ/
  • (transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.
caler
  • (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.
caler, coincer
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