wedge
nounUK /wɛdʒ/
US /wɛdʒ/
A wedge is a piece of something that is thick at one end and thin at the other.
She cut a wedge of cheese for her snack.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A wedge is a simple tool shaped like a triangle that is pushed into something to split it or hold it open.
He used a wedge to keep the door from closing.
3. A wedge in golf is a club with a slanted face used to lift the ball high into the air.
She hit the ball out of the sand with her wedge.
4. To wedge means to force something tightly into a small space.
I wedged my suitcase into the crowded overhead bin.