wade

[ weyd ]

/ weɪd /

verb (used without object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

to walk in water, when partially immersed: He wasn't swimming, he was wading.

to play in water: The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon.

to walk through water, snow, sand, or any other substance that impedes free motion or offers resistance to movement: to wade through the mud.

to make one's way slowly or laboriously (often followed by through): to wade through a dull book.

Obsolete. to go or proceed.

verb (used with object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

to pass through or cross by wading; ford: to wade a stream.

noun

an act or instance of wading: We went for a wade in the shallows.

Verb Phrases

wade in/into,

to begin energetically.
to attack strongly: to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.

Origin of wade

before 900; Middle English waden to go, wade, Old English wadan to go; cognate with German waten, Old Norse vatha; akin to Old English wæd ford, sea, Latin vadum shoal, ford, vādere to go, rush

SYNONYMS FOR wade

4 labor, toil, plod, plow, work.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wade

un·wad·ed, adjective un·wad·ing, adjective

Words nearby wade

waddesdon manor, wadding, waddington, waddle, waddy, wade, wade in, wade-giles system, wader, waders, wadi

Definition for wade (2 of 2)

Wade

[ weyd ]

/ weɪd /

noun

Benjamin Franklin,1800–78, U.S. lawyer and antislavery politician.

a male given name.

Example sentences from the Web for wade

There are no emails for us to wade through—even if we were champing at the bits.

The IRS Email Double Standard |Matt Lewis |November 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They were busily implementing these in cases like Roe v. Wade when a right-wing insurgency took them by surprise.

A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes |Jedediah Purdy |November 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To be sure, a more activist Supreme Court could still have decided to wade into the waters and decide this issue once and for all.

Supreme Court to Gay-Marriage Foes: Get Lost |Jay Michaelson |October 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the eloquent words of colonial preacher John Winthrop, “When a man is to wade through deep water, there is required tallness.”

For Short Men in 2014, The News Is Surprisingly Good |Kevin Bleyer |September 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Safechuck added his name to a suit originally filed by Wade Robson in May 2013.

Exclusive: Michael Jackson Hit With New Sex Abuse Claim |Diane Dimond |May 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"I wonder what's in it," said Sue, as her brother and Harry prepared to wade out.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove |Laura Lee Hope
He sneered this word every time he used it in his talk with Wade.

King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day
Who to-day could wade through with children the good-goody books of that generation?

Forgotten Books of the American Nursery |Rosalie V. Halsey
If Wade had been seeking to provoke, he could have chosen no more unfortunate words.

King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day
Only Wade would have been considered a "big" man by the average person, for the average man was over six feet tall.

Islands of Space |John W Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for wade (1 of 2)

wade

/ (weɪd) /

verb

to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc) the girls waded the river at the ford

(intr often foll by through) to proceed with difficulty to wade through a book

(intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically

noun

the act or an instance of wading

Derived forms of wade

wadable or wadeable, adjective

Word Origin for wade

Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford

British Dictionary definitions for wade (2 of 2)

Wade

/ (weɪd) /

noun

(Sarah) Virginia. born 1945, English tennis player; won three Grand Slam singles titles: US Open (1968), Australian Open (1972), and Wimbledon (1977)

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wade

verb (used without object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

verb (used with object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

noun

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Origin of wade

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Definition for wade (2 of 2)

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verb

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wade

verb (used without object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

verb (used with object), wad·ed, wad·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of wade

SYNONYMS FOR wade

OTHER WORDS FROM wade

Words nearby wade

Definition for wade (2 of 2)

noun

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verb

noun

Derived forms of wade

Word Origin for wade

British Dictionary definitions for wade (2 of 2)

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