Definition of wade

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wade    (wd) KEY  

VERB:
wad·ed , wad·ing , wades
VERB:
intr.

1. To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
2. To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report.

VERB:
tr.

To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.

NOUN:

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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English waden, from Old English wadan

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