v., wad·ed, wad·ing, wades. v.intr.
- To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
- To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report.
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.
n.
The act or an instance of wading.
phrasal verb:
wade in or into
- To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically: waded into the task.
[Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.]
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