wedge1

noun

• a piece of wood, metal, or some other material having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.
• an object or piece of something having the shape of a wedge:a wedge of cheese
• a formation of people or animals in the shape of a wedge.
• a golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft.
• a golf shot made with a wedge.
• a shoe, typically having a fairly high heel, of which the heel and sole form a solid block, with no gap under the instep.
• a wedge heel.
• Musicanother term for dash.

verb

• 1 [with object] fix in position using a wedge: [with object and complement]:the door was wedged open

• 2 [with object] force into a narrow space:I wedged the bags into the back seat