wedge
• noun 1 a piece of wood, metal, etc. with a thick end that tapers to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2 a wedge-shaped thing or piece. 3 a golf club with a low, angled face for maximum loft. 4 a shoe with a fairly high heel forming a solid block with the sole. • verb 1 fix in position using a wedge. 2 force into a narrow space. — PHRASES drive a wedge between cause a breach between. the thin end of the wedge informal an action of little importance in itself but likely to lead to more serious developments. — ORIGIN Old English.
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