wedge
n//wɛd͡ʒ//kil, bit, plog, wedge, kilklackssko, kila, kila fast, kila in
One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
(archaic) A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
(zoology, collective) A group of geese, swans, or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.
(golf) A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.
(transitive) To support or secure using a wedge.
(ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.