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Wedge
01
большой сэндвич, сделанный из длинной хрустящей булки
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
02
клин, подкладка
any shape that is triangular in cross section
03
клин, подкладка
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
04
клин, подкладка
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
05
клин, каблук-клин
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
06
клин, ведж
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
07
клин, диакритический знак в виде клина
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
to wedge
01
втискивать, заклинивать
to forcefully fit or insert something into a tight space
Transitive: to wedge sth somewhere
Примеры
He had to wedge the suitcase between the car seats to fit it in the trunk.
Ему пришлось втиснуть чемодан между сиденьями автомобиля, чтобы он поместился в багажник.
The gardener skillfully wedged the small plant into the tight space between the flowers.
Садовник умело втиснул маленькое растение в узкое пространство между цветами.
02
заклинивать, фиксировать
to secure or stabilize an object by inserting a wedge or wedges into a particular position
Transitive: to wedge sth somewhere
Примеры
The farmer wedged the fence post securely into the ground to keep the livestock from escaping.
Фермер закрепил столб забора прочно в земле, чтобы скот не сбежал.
She wedged the bookshelf against the wall to keep it from tipping over.
Она подперла книжную полку у стены, чтобы она не опрокинулась.
