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wedged

wedged

4.3
Tightly stuck in a small space so it cannot move
  • adjective
  • /wɛdʒd/
translation icon : atrapado
  • He was wedged tightly between the two cars in the narrow parking space.

His motorbike was wedged into the the sand the throttle was stuck in, revving his tits off.

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Examples

  • Meanwhile, I was still outside, wedged by the crowd behind me, nose to nose with a policeman.

  • The pruning saw was wedged between the tailgate and the whatever, so yeah, it's all still there.

  • So this cable was like completely wedged in there, which is intentional, I guess, to hide it, but it is very chewed up.

  • The kid had his son had slipped off and he had his neck wedged between the railing and I guess he like grabbed him and and pulled him out.

    Danny Jones

  • His motorbike was wedged into the the sand the throttle was stuck in, revving his tits off.

    Dodge Woodall

  • The book was wedged in the shelf, making it difficult to take out.

  • She felt wedged in the crowded elevator, unable to move as it went up.

Synonyms

tight
vswedged
884 1.0

Firmly fixed so it is not loose

is about being held so firmly that movement becomes difficult or impossible
cramped
vswedged
37 3.2

A space that is too small for people to move easily

is about items pressed so tightly into a gap that they cannot move
packed
vswedged
12 1.3

Pressed tightly together in a small space

is specifically about being forced into a space so movement is impossible
dense
vswedged
9 3.2

Crowded with people or things packed closely together

is about fitting into a space so movement is blocked, not material thickness
impacted
vswedged
  • Specialized
7.2

Tightly stuck in a place so it cannot move, often causing a blockage

is the general word for tight fitting that can block movement outside medicine
serried
vswedged
  • Literature
9.6

Standing very close together with little space between them

is used for being fitted into a tight space that prevents movement
squashed
vswedged
3.3

Crushed or pressed so it becomes flat and loses its shape

is about being tightly fitted without being crushed or losing shape

Antonyms

unwedged
7.6

Not held in place by a wedge or other stuck object

How Stuck

stuck
∞ 1.0
wedged
4.3
jammed
1 2.3
to snug
4 3.5
loose
155 1.0

Surface Forms

wedged positive

Morphology

wedged = wedge (transparent) = wedge + ed

Regular past-participle/adjective formation from the verb 'wedge'; the meaning 'tightly fixed or forced into place' is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Wedged comes from the common tool wedge, a small piece of wood or metal used to 'hold' or 'split' things by pressing into a gap. So when something is wedged it is pushed into a tight space and held so it cannot move.