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. Leslyn Lewis:

   This entire situation started when he refused to use common sense and cancel the cross-border vaccine mandate for the truckers, instead, he continued to wedge, divide, and stigmatize Canadians.

2. Rory McIlroy:

   Only shooting one-under yesterday on the south course, I knew I needed to go out and shoot something at least in the mid 60s to just make the cut, let alone get back in the golf tournament, so it was nice to eagle the first hole we played and it's always a bonus when you can hole a wedge shot as well. All in all a good round of golf and at least have a shot going into the weekend.

3. Tony Finau:

   I had a perfect number for a sand wedge and go ahead and fire right at the pin, damn near made it. That would have been pretty sweet with the Kobe jersey on. But I like that shot. That was pretty nice.

4. President Biden:

   Russia and China are both seeking to drive a wedge in our transatlantic solidarity.

5. Sami Abu Zuhri:

   The attempts of the Palestinian Authority and the occupation to drive a wedge between the people and the resistance have failed.