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Meanings of wedge in English

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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.

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Shoe with a high heel integral with the sole.

Portuguese
cunha
Catalan
falca

Any shape that is triangular in cross section.

cunha
Catalan
adherir
Spanish
pegar

Put, fix, force, or implant.

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adherir
Usage of wedge in English
1
Questions are being asked about whether his wedge game is consistent enough.
Reuters
2
The signature of the wedge made that clear right from the outset.
Beginnings
3
And therefore our task must be to drive a wedge between them.
Roma eterna
4
It was propped open, held in place with a wedge of concrete.
The passage
5
In driving, the wedge should spread with and not across the grain.
Handwork in Wood
6
So, will the DA's new plan tear a wedge in the opposition?
The South African
7
There, now the table and that bureau, and wedge the chairs in.
The Poisoned Pen
8
It sped on ahead of them, a crimson wedge lighting their way.
Lord of Light
9
The bridge was a perfect wedge, all the lines straight and true.
Dark rivers of the heart
10
The way the air resistantly parts before the iron wedge of storm.
The Irish Times
11
Add cheese wedge to noodles and microwave for an additional 20 seconds.
Hungry girl: recipes and survival strategies for guilt-free eati...
12
Each man had his appointed place both in the line and wedge.
The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
13
The coming of Diane Sampson had been the entering wedge of dissension.
The Rustlers of Pecos County
14
He'd love nothing better than to drive a wedge into the negotiations.
Accidentally the sheikh's wife
15
Perhaps the most universal form of a wedge is our common pin.
General Science
16
She put the thought aside as the wedge peaked and Oselli spoke.
The Short Victorious War
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Translations for wedge
Portuguese
cunha
Wedge through the time
Wedge across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common