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wedging up

wedging up is the present participle and gerund 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 wedging up

What is wedging up the present participle and gerund of?
Wedging up is the present participle and gerund of wedge up.

Words near wedging up in the dictionary

  1. wedgier
  2. wedgies
  3. wedgiest
  4. wedginess
  5. wedging
  6. wedging up
  7. wedgings
  8. wedgitude
  9. Wedgwood
  10. Wedgwood blue
  11. Wedgwood blues

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