wedge up

verb — 2 senses

wedge up

verb

1

To fill or block up with wedges.

2

UK, Slang To barricade oneself in one's cell.

They both wedged up in his cell and refused to come out. They were hurling abuse at the screws on the other side of the door. As a result they were both shipped out to another jail the following day.2000, Reginald Kray, A Way of Life:

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