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wedged up

wedged up is the simple past and past participle of wedge up.

Meaning of wedge up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To fill or block up with wedges.
  2. (UK, intransitive, slang) To barricade oneself in one's cell.
    • They both wedged up in his cell and refused to come out. They were hurling abuse at the screws on the other side of the door. As a result they were both shipped out to another jail the following day.2000, Reginald Kray, A Way of Life

Questions about wedged up

What is wedged up the simple past and past participle of?
Wedged up is the simple past and past participle of wedge up.

Words near wedged up in the dictionary

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

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