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wedges up

wedges up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 wedges up

What is wedges up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wedges up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wedge up.

Words near wedges up in the dictionary

  1. wedgemussels
  2. wedger
  3. wedgers
  4. wedges
  5. wedges of circles
  6. wedges up
  7. wedges-and-dashes
  8. wedgetail
  9. wedgetails
  10. wedgewire
  11. wedgewires

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