1 a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.
az: çiv
ru: клин
2 something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.
az: üçbucaq şəkilli
ru: (треугольный) кусок
♦ verb
to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.
az: sıxışmaq, ilişmək
ru: втискивать(ся)