wedging
verb
- 1
To support or secure using a wedge.
“I wedged open the window with a screwdriver.”
- 2
To force into a narrow gap.
“He had wedged the package between the wall and the back of the sofa.”
- 3
To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
- 4
Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.
“My Linux kernel wedged after I installed the latest update.”
- 5
To cleave with a wedge.
- 6
To force or drive with a wedge.
- 7
To shape into a wedge.
noun
- 1
The process of supporting or securing something with a wedge.
- 2
A method of joining timbers.
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