WEDGING
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Scrabble
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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.
noun
- The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
- A method of joining timbers.
Source: Wiktionary
