wedge vs fasten

fasten vs wedge

wedge is a noun but fasten is not a noun.

wedge and fasten both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wedge	Yes	No	Yes	No
fasten	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fasten is a hypernym of wedge; that is, fasten is a word with a broader meaning than wedge:

wedge: put, fix, force, or implant
fasten: cause to be firmly attached

Other hypernyms of wedge include fix, secure.

wedge (noun)	fasten (noun)
something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them
a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
(golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole
a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as the letter c) to indicate pronunciation
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
any shape that is triangular in cross section

wedge (verb)	fasten (verb)
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space	make tight or tighter
put, fix, force, or implant	become fixed or fastened
	cause to be firmly attached
	attach to

Difference between wedge and fasten

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