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wade

wade [ wayd ]


verb  (past and past participle wad·ed, present participle wad·ing, 3rd person present singular wades)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb walk in water: to walk against the pressure of water or mud

2. intransitive verb read through something with difficulty: to read through something with difficulty, especially because it is very long or boring
wading through a tome on Greek philosophy



noun  (plural wades)
Definition:
 
walk taken in water: an act or instance of walking against the pressure of water or mud

[ Old English wadan< Indo-European, "go"]

wad·a·ble adjective
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