wedge in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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
   bomber  grinder  hero  hero sandwich  hoagie  hoagy  Cuban sandwich  Italian sandwich  poor boy  sub  submarine  submarine sandwich  torpedo  wedge  zep 
   
2. a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
   chock  wedge 
   
3. any shape that is triangular in cross section
   wedge  wedge shape  cuneus 
   
4. a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
   hacek  wedge 
   
5. something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
   wedge 
   
6. a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
   wedge heel  wedge 
   
7. (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
   wedge 
   

1. put, fix, force, or implant
   "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
   lodge  wedge  stick  deposit 
   
2. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   "I squeezed myself into the corner"
   wedge  squeeze  force