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1 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) klín(ek)2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) kus2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) zaklínit (se)* * *• typ golfové hole• klín -
2 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) džem; s džemem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) ucpat (se), zatarasit2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) vmáčknout3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) zadřít se4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) rušit2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) zácpa, tlačenice2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) průšvih•- jam on* * *• ucpat• zablokovat• marmeláda• džem• dopravní zácpa -
3 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) zastavit (se)2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) zabránit; zastavit (se)3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) přestat4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) zacpat5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) stisknout; zmáčknout6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) zůstat2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) zastavení2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) zastávka3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) tečka4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) klapka, rejstřík5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) klín, zarážka•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *• zadržet• zastavit se• zastávka• zastavovat• zastavení• zarážka• zastav• potlačit• přestat• překážka• přestávat• stopnout• tečka• stop• doraz
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Wedge (mechanical device) — Infobox tool name = wedge caption =Woodsplitting wedge other name = classification = Hand tool types = used with =Sledgehammer related = Chisel Splitting maul Axeotheruses2|WedgeA wedge is a triangular shaped tool, a compound and portable… … Wikipedia
wedge — [[t]we̱ʤ[/t]] wedges, wedging, wedged 1) VERB If you wedge something, you force it to remain in a particular position by holding it there tightly or by fixing something next to it to prevent it from moving. [V n] I shut the shed door and wedged… … English dictionary
wedge — wedge1 [wedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: wecg] 1.) a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2.) a piece of food shaped like a wedge ▪ Garnish with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of wood, metal etc that has one thick edge and one pointed edge and is used especially for keeping a door open or for splitting wood 2 a piece of food shaped like this: a wedge of chocolate cake | Garnish with lemon wedges. 3 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wedge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Wedge is used before these nouns: ↑heel, ↑shape Wedge is used after these nouns: ↑lemon, ↑orange, ↑potato {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ firmly, t … Collocations dictionary
wedge — I n. to drive a wedge between; into II v. 1) (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between; into 2) (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open * * * [wedʒ] into (N; used with an adjective) she wedged the door open (d; intr., tr.) to wedge between to … Combinatory dictionary
wedge — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a piece of wood or metal etc. tapering to a sharp edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them. 2 anything resembling a wedge (a wedge of cheese; troops formed a wedge). 3 a golf club… … Useful english dictionary
wedge — 1. noun /ˈwɛdʒ/ a) 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 ().… … Wiktionary
wedge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quoin, chock, sprag, block, shim. See angularity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. spearhead, prong, entering wedge, flying column, mobile force, drive; see also machine 1 , tool 1 . Devices using the… … English dictionary for students
wedge — 1. noun 1) the door was secured by a wedge Syn: doorstop, chock, block, stop 2) a wedge of cheese Syn: hunk, segment, triangle, slice, section; chunk, lump, slab … Thesaurus of popular words
wedge — 1. noun 1) the door was secured by a wedge Syn: chock, stop 2) a wedge of cheese Syn: triangle, segment, slice, section, chunk, lump, slab, hunk, block … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
