wedging

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.

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