Synonyms for wedge
wɛdʒwedge

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1. wedge, wedge shape, cuneusnoun

   any shape that is triangular in cross section

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

2. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   gunman, gunslinger, chock, pigboat, hired gun, molar, paladin, hacek, torpedo, wedge heel, sub, gun, numbfish, hero, shooter, crampfish, mill, wedge shape, submarine sandwich, milling machinery, submarine, zep, hit man, fighter, gun for hire, hitman, grinder, bomber, electric ray, hoagy, triggerman, cuneus, hero sandwich, champion, hoagie, poor boy

3. hacek, wedgenoun

   a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

4. wedge heel, wedgenoun

   a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, bomber, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, submarine, hoagy, chock, torpedo, cuneus

5. wedgenoun

   (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

6. wedgenoun

   something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

7. chock, wedgeverb

   a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

   Synonyms:
   wedge shape, submarine sandwich, poor boy, chock, sub, hoagie, hero, wedge heel, hacek, hero sandwich, grinder, zep, bomber, submarine, hoagy, torpedo, cuneus

8. lodge, wedge, stick, depositverb

   put, fix, force, or implant

   "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, bank, stick around, nonplus, stick to, force, dumbfound, file, vex, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, squeeze, charge, stay put, gravel, stay, posit, bewilder, situate, pose, fix, puzzle, adhere

9. wedge, squeeze, forceverb

   squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

   "I squeezed myself into the corner"

   Synonyms:
   extort, draw, storm, stick, pressure, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, lodge, contract, deposit, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, squelch, pull, constrict

Matched Categories

1. • Diacritical Mark
   • Fix
   • Golf
   • Heel
   • Inclined Plane
   • Iron
   • Sandwich

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1. wedgenoun

   Synonyms:
   embolus, chock, quoin, scotch

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1. List of paraphrases for "wedge":

   corner, prism, plow, iceberg, gap

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How to use wedge in a sentence?

1. Gretchen Whitmer:

   I see how politicians try to wedge communities against one another, it is dangerous and it is selfish.

2. Collin Morikawa:

   I did something in my career that I haven’t done yet, was shank a shot, yeah, shanked a pitching wedge straight in the trees.

3. Webb Simpson:

   I was in between clubs, i tried to smash a sand wedge and blocked it a little bit. It's a bit of a bummer.

4. Ed Mooney:

   They think that this is going to be used as a wedge to break this strike. I assure you it will not.

5. Jon Landau:

   The opportunities are immense, we are just the wedge in the door that hopefully unlocks a lot for the economy.