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wedged

/wɛdʒd/

wedgedverb

wedged

Past Simple

wedged

Past Participle

/wɛdʒd/

Simple past tense and past participle form of the verb “wedge”.

Definitions

Simple past tense and past participle of the verb “wedge”.

They wedged the heavy crate into the corner of the van.

wedgedpast participle

/wɛdʒd/

Past participle of the verb “wedge” functioning adjectivally.

Translations

клиновидный

The door was wedged open with a piece of wood.

Дверь была клиновидно открыта куском дерева.

зажатый

The book was wedged tightly between the other volumes.

Книга была зажата плотно между другими томами.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

wedgeverb

wedged

Past Simple

wedged

Past Simple

wedged

Past Participle

wedging

Gerund

/wɛdʒ/

Translations

заклинивать

She wedged the book between the other two on the shelf.

Она заклинила книгу между двумя другими на полке.

вклинивать

He tried to wedge the door open with a piece of wood.

Он попытался вклинить дверь, используя кусок дерева.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

wedgenoun

Definitions

A piece of wood, metal, or some other material 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.

He used a wedge to split the log into smaller pieces.

A golf club with a low, angled face for short-range shots.

She selected a wedge from her golf bag to make the shot onto the green.

A triangular piece of material, such as a slice of fruit or cheese.

The salad was garnished with a wedge of lemon.

A shoe with a heel that is wedge-shaped, extending from the back of the shoe to the front.

She wore a pair of stylish wedges to the party.

An object or factor that creates division or separation between people, groups, or ideas; something that figuratively drives a wedge.

The new policy acted as a wedge between the coalition partners.