unwedge

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ wedge.

Verb

unwedge (third-person singular simple present unwedges, present participle unwedging, simple past and past participle unwedged)

1. (transitive) To free from a wedged state or position.
   • 2020, Liza Malloy, The Brothers' Band:

     I needed a better angle to unwedge the shoe, and the only way to achieve that would involve stepping out of the shoe and placing my bare foot on the dirty sidewalk. Unable to stomach that option, I futilely wrenched harder.