wedging

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of wedge. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   He is wedging a chair under the door handle.

   She was wedging her suitcase into the overhead bin.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Using a wedge to hold something steady or keep it in place.

   A little wedging under the table leg stopped the wobble.

   The old window needs some wedging to stay open.

   Similarbracing

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A way of joining pieces of wood when building something.

   The barn's frame is held together by wedging, not nails.

   In carpentry class we practiced wedging on old beams.

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