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wedged

UK
/wɛdʒd/
US
/wɛdʒd/

Translations

wedgedverb
wedged
Past Simple
wedged
Past Participle
UK
/wɛdʒd/
US
/wɛdʒd/
Simple past tense and past participle form of the verb “wedge”.
wedgedpast participle
UK
/wɛdʒd/
US
/wɛdʒd/
Past participle of the verb “wedge” functioning adjectivally.
The door was wedged open with a piece of wood.
Дверь была клиновидно открыта куском дерева.
The book was wedged tightly between the other volumes.
Книга была зажата плотно между другими томами.
Synonyms
jammed
stuck
fixed
embedded
inserted
wedgeverb

wedged

Past Simple

wedged
Past Simple
wedged
Past Participle
wedging
Gerund
UK
/wɛdʒ/
US
/wɛdʒ/
She wedged the book between the other two on the shelf.
Она заклинила книгу между двумя другими на полке.
He tried to wedge the door open with a piece of wood.
Он попытался вклинить дверь, используя кусок дерева.
Synonyms
insert
pry
split
force
jam

Definitions

wedgedverb
Simple past tense and past participle of the verb “wedge”.
They wedged the heavy crate into the corner of the van.
wedgedpast participle
Tightly packed or forced into a narrow space.
The books were wedged tightly on the shelf, leaving no room for more.
Wedge-shaped; thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other.
The artifact had a wedged profile, broader at one end and narrowing sharply at the tip.
wedgeverb
To force into a narrow space.
She wedged the book between the other two on the shelf.
To split or force apart with or as if with a wedge.
He wedged the log to make it easier to split.
To fix in position using a wedge.
They wedged the door open with a piece of wood.
To create separation or discord between people, groups, or ideas.
The controversial remarks wedged the community into opposing camps.
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