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[ wod ] / wɒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wad ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco. a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc. a roll of something, especially of bank notes. Informal. a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, especially money: He's got a healthy wad salted away. a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge. British Dialect. a bundle, especially a small one, of hay, straw, etc. verb (used with object), wad·ded, wad·ding.to form (material) into a wad. to roll tightly (often followed by up): He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket. to hold in place by a wad: They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets. to put a wad into; stuff with a wad. to fill out with or as if with wadding; stuff; pad: to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information. verb (used without object), wad·ded, wad·ding.to become formed into a wad: The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket. Idioms for wadshoot one's wad, Informal. - to spend all one's money: He shot his wad on a new car.
- to expend all one's energies or resources at one time: She shot her wad writing her first novel and her second wasn't as good.
- Slang: Vulgar. (of a man) to have an orgasm.
Origin of wad11530–40; <Medieval Latin wadda<Arabic bāṭa'in lining of a garment, batting; compare French ouate,Dutch watte,Swedish vaddOTHER WORDS FROM wadwadder, nounun·wad·ded, adjectiveDefinition for wad (2 of 2)[ wod ] / wɒd /
nouna soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals. Origin of wad2First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for wad (1 of 2)
nouna small mass or ball of fibrous or soft material, such as cotton wool, used esp for packing or stuffing - a plug of paper, cloth, leather, etc, pressed against a charge to hold it in place in a muzzle-loading cannon
- a disc of paper, felt, pasteboard, etc, used to hold in place the powder and shot in a shotgun cartridge
a roll or bundle of something, esp of banknotes US and Canadian slang a large quantity, esp of money British dialect a bundle of hay or straw British military slang a bunchar and a wad verb wads, wadding or waddedto form (something) into a wad (tr) to roll into a wad or bundle (tr) - to hold (a charge) in place with a wad
- to insert a wad into (a gun)
(tr) to pack or stuff with wadding; pad Derived forms of wadwadder, nounWord Origin for wadC14: from Late Latin wadda; related to German Watte cotton wool British Dictionary definitions for wad (2 of 2)
nouna soft dark earthy amorphous material consisting of decomposed manganese minerals: occurs in damp marshy areas Word Origin for wadC17: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wadlump, chunk, clump, packet, bundle, gathering, heap, pot, back, pile, mint, slew, bunch, tuft, lining, boodle, pad, mass, roll, ream |