wedge between (someone or something)
1. To become lodged, jammed, or stuck in a tight space between two people or things. The ball had wedged between two branches at the top of the tree, so there was no way to get it down. Some jerk wedged between me and my girlfriend and just stayed stuck there for the whole concert.
2. To jam or lodge someone or something in a tight space between two people or things. A noun or pronoun is used between "wedge" and "between"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I wedged a napkin into the gap between the floor and one of the legs. I was wedged between Bill and Steve for the entire bus ride home.
wedge in
1. To become lodged, jammed, or stuck into some tight space. I thought the car would fit, but it ended up wedging in the narrow alleyway. The fabric got caught on the machinery and wedged in.
2. To jam or lodge someone or something into some tight space. A noun or pronoun can be used between "wedge" and "in"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I wedged in a napkin under one of the legs. I was wedged in my seat for the entire performance. She wedged her hand in the opening to stop the leak.
wedge into (something)
1. To become lodged, jammed, or stuck into some tight space. I thought the car would fit, but it ended up wedging into the narrow alleyway. The fabric got caught on the machinery and wedged into the gears.
2. To jam or lodge someone or something into some tight space. A noun or pronoun is used between "wedge" and "in"; often used in passive constructions. The table kept wobbling, so I wedged a napkin into the gap underneath one of the legs. I was wedged into my seat for the entire performance. She wedged her hand into the opening to stop the leak.
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