WEDGED

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W(4) E(1) D(2) G(2) E(1) D(2)

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Definition

verb

To support or secure using a wedge.
“I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.”
To force into a narrow gap.
“He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.”
To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.
“My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update.”
To cleave with a wedge.

adjective

Cuneiform or wedge-shaped
Stuck; incapable of proceeding without help, though not having crashed.
“The server seems to be wedged: it's not even responding to pings.”