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wade - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wade' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wade [ n.]
- Woad.
- The act of wading.
2 . Wade [ v. i.]
- To go; to move forward.
- To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
- Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
3 . Wade [ v. t.]
- To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.

Meaning of 'wade' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wade [ v]
Meaning (1):
- walk (through relatively shallow water)
Example in sentence:
  • Can we wade across the river to the other side?;
  • Wade the pond