unwedge

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Definitions of unwedge word

noun unwedge a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b). 1
noun unwedge a piece of anything of like shape: a wedge of pie. 1
noun unwedge a cuneiform character or stroke of this shape. 1
noun unwedge Meteorology. (formerly) an elongated area of relatively high pressure. 1
noun unwedge something that serves to part, split, divide, etc.: The quarrel drove a wedge into the party organization. 1
noun unwedge Military. (formerly) a tactical formation generally in the form of a V with the point toward the enemy. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English wegge (noun), Old English wecg; cognate with dialectal German Weck (Old High German wecki), Old Norse veggr

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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