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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Wedge \Wedge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wedged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wedging.]
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1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a
wedge; to rive. ``My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would
rive in twain.'' --Shak.
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2. To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
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Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger
Could not be wedged in more. --Shak.
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He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a
snug berth. --Mrs. J. H.
Ewing.
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3. To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to
wedge one's way. --Milton.
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4. To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a
wedge that is driven into something.
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Wedged in the rocky shoals, and sticking fast.
--Dryden.
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5. To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a
scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber
in its place.
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6. (Pottery) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work
by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
--Tomlinson.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Wedge \Wedge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wedged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wedging.]
1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a
wedge; to rive. ``My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would
rive in twain.'' --Shak.
2. To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger Could
not be wedged in more. --Shak.
He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a
snug berth. --Mrs. J. H.
Ewing.
3. To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to
wedge one's way. --Milton.
4. To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a
wedge that is driven into something.
Wedged in the rocky shoals, and sticking fast.
--Dryden.
5. To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a
scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber
in its place.
6. (Pottery) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work
by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
--Tomlinson.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wedging
n.
1 The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
2 (lb en construction) A method of joining timbers.
vb.
(present participle of en wedge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
wedging
n.
1 The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
2 (lb en construction) A method of joining timbers.
vb.
(present participle of en wedge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
wedging
n.
1 The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
2 (lb en construction) A method of joining timbers.
vb.
(present participle of en wedge nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
wedging
n.
1 The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
2 (lb en construction) A method of joining timbers.
vb.
(present participle of en wedge nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
wedging
Engelska a.
(avledning en wedge ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb wedge)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
التوتيد
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
klínování
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
zaklínování
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
Keilverbindung , Keilverband
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
einkeilend, keilend, einzwängend, zwängend
see: wedge, wedged, wedges, wedged
Note: in
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
wedging /wˈɛdʒɪŋ/
festklemmend, verkeilend
Synonym: blocking
see: wedge, block, wedged, blocked
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