Synonyms for wedge
wɛdʒwedge

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1. wedge, wedge shape, cuneusnoun

   any shape that is triangular in cross section

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

2. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

   a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

   Synonyms:
   gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, hero, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

3. hacek, wedgenoun

   a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

4. wedge heel, wedgenoun

   a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, bomber, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, submarine, hoagy, chock, torpedo, cuneus

5. wedgenoun

   (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

6. wedgenoun

   something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

7. chock, wedgeverb

   a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

8. lodge, wedge, stick, depositverb

   put, fix, force, or implant

   "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, bank, stick around, nonplus, stick to, force, dumbfound, file, vex, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, squeeze, charge, stay put, gravel, stay, posit, bewilder, situate, pose, fix, puzzle, adhere

9. wedge, squeeze, forceverb

   squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

   "I squeezed myself into the corner"

   Synonyms:
   extort, draw, storm, stick, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, lodge, contract, deposit, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, squelch, pull, constrict

Matched Categories

1. • Diacritical Mark
   • Fix
   • Golf
   • Heel
   • Inclined Plane
   • Iron
   • Sandwich

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1. wedgenoun

   Synonyms:
   embolus, chock, quoin, scotch

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1. List of paraphrases for "wedge":

   corner, prism, plow, iceberg, gap

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How to use wedge in a sentence?

1. Dan Gelber:

   He has made this a wedge issue, and in a health care crisis, when you make something a wedge issue, and you divide the public so that half the public does one thing and half the public does the other, you get what we're getting right now, which is variants still coming, people still getting sick, and this disease still with us.

2. Norman Douglas:

   One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out.

3. Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Majali:

   They tried to cause problems internally in Jordan and haven't succeeded, they are now trying to drive a wedge between the coalition with this latest low PR stunt.

4. Manish Sabharwal:

   This is the thin end of a very thick wedge - it may be the true coming of a federal nation.

5. Xander Schauffele:

   My mind was telling me to hit a good drive and then use your sand wedge or lob wedge in there and make birdie, to sit there and watch what happened was a bit of a shock, obviously. I really had to try and focus on the task at hand.