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wedge
Any shape that is triangular in cross section
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noun
Any shape that is triangular in cross section
noun
A large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
noun
A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
noun
A heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
noun
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
noun
Something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
noun
A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
verb
Put, fix, force, or implant
“Lodge a bullet in the table”
verb
Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
“I squeezed myself into the corner”
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Lodge a bullet in the table
Stick your thumb in the crack
I squeezed myself into the corner
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