wade
Pronunciation: (wād), [key] — v., n. wad•ed, wad•ing,
—v.i. - 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 fol. by through): to wade through a dull book.
- to go or proceed.
—v.t. - to pass through or cross by wading; ford: to wade a stream.
- to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.
- to begin energetically.
- to attack strongly:to wade into a thoughtless child; to wade into a mob of rioters.
—n. - an act or instance of wading: We went for a wade in the shallows.
Wade
Pronunciation: (wād), [key] - a male given name.
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