wedge

noun [C]

/wedʒ/

Definition

› a piece of wood, metal, or other material with a pointed edge at one end and a wide edge at the other, used to keep two things apart or, when forced between two things, to break them apart: A wedge under the door kept it open. wedge

/wedʒ/ verb [T] › He wedged the window open with a screwdriver.

(Definition of wedge noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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