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wedged

wedged is the simple past and past participle of wedge.

Adjective

wedged (not comparable)

  1. cuneiform or wedge-shaped
  2. (slang) Stuck; incapable of proceeding without help, though not having crashed.
    • The server seems to be wedged: it's not even responding to pings.

Meaning of wedge

Verb

wedge (third-person singular simple present wedges, present participle wedging, simple past and past participle wedged)

  1. (transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.
    • I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.
    Synonyms:
    scotch
  2. (ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.
    • He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.
  3. (transitive) To pack (people or animals) together tightly into a mass.
  4. (transitive) To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
  5. (informal, intransitive) Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.
    • My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update.
  6. (transitive) To cleave with a wedge.

See all 31 meanings of wedge

Phrases with wedged

Questions about wedged

What does wedged mean?
Wedged means cuneiform or wedge-shaped.
What is wedged the simple past and past participle of?
Wedged is the simple past and past participle of wedge.
What part of speech is wedged?
Wedged is an adjective.

Words near wedged in the dictionary

  1. wedge-writing
  2. wedge-writings
  3. wedgeable
  4. wedgebill
  5. wedgebills
  6. wedged
  7. wedged up
  8. wedgefish
  9. wedgefishes
  10. wedgehead
  11. wedgeheads

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