| 单词 | wedge |
| 释义 | wedge (once / 925 pages) nv A wedge is a block of wood that keeps a door propped open, or a problem that pulls people apart, like the jealousy that drove a wedge between two friends. Wedge means "triangle-shaped." Pieces of pie are wedges. So are tortilla chips. In some parts of the country, a sandwich on a long roll is called a wedge, or a wedgie, while in other places, it's a hoagie or sub. Just about everywhere, the wedge you get in the schoolyard means your underwear are pulled up between your butt cheeks, which is consistent with the verb form of wedge: to squeeze into a tight space. WORD FAMILYwedge: wedged, wedges, wedging USAGE EXAMPLESFrank Stephenson says he was fixing heaters on the bus when he found the wallet wedged under one of the heaters. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) For Obama, Russia is thus a uniquely effective wedge issue, with the potential to divide the president-elect from his party. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Cut each round into 6 wedges, to create a total of 24 wedges. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1n something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them Hypo|Hyper ax head, axe head the cutting head of an ax colter, coultera sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil moldboard, mouldboardwedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow ploughshare, plowshare, sharea sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil coign, coigne, quoinexpandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase shima thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices inclined plane a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal 2n any shape that is triangular in cross section Syn|Hyper cuneus, wedge shape triangle, trigon, trilateral a three-sided polygon 3n a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation Syn|Hyper hacek diacritic, diacritical mark a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation 4n a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe Syn|Hyper wedge heel heel the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation 5n (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole Hypo|Hyper pitching wedge a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles sand wedgea wedge used to get out of sand traps iron a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head 6n 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 Syn|Hyper Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, zep sandwich two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them 7n a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object Syn|Hypo|Hyper chock sprag a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline block a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) 8v squeeze like a wedge into a tight space Syn|Hypo|Hyper force, squeeze impact press or wedge together; pack together compact, compress, pack togethermake more compact by or as if by pressing pack, tamp, tamp downpress down tightly displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 9v put, fix, force, or implant Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper deposit, lodge, stick dislodge, free remove or force out from a position redeposit deposit anew fasten, fix, secure cause to be firmly attached |
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