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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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To force or drive as a wedge is driven.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger
              Could not be wedged in more.          --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a
              snug berth.                           --Mrs. J. H.
                                                    Ewing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to
        wedge one's way. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a
        wedge that is driven into something.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Wedged in the rocky shoals, and sticking fast.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Pottery) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work
        by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.
        --Tomlinson.
        [1913 Webster]

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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