wade
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- pronunciation:
- weId
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- wade in
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
wades, wading, waded |
| definition 1: |
to walk in water or another substance that partially envelops one's legs, thereby hindering movement.
The soldiers waded slowly through the tall grass.
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| definition 2: |
to play in shallow water.
Children are wading in the pool. |
| definition 3: |
to advance slowly or with difficulty (often fol. by "through").
She waded through the pile of documents, searching for his letter. |
| related words: |
bathe, wallow |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cross by wading; ford.
The troops had to wade the river. |
| related words: |
obviate |
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| phrase: |
wade in |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
an act or instance of wading.
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| related words: |
wallow |
| derivation: |
wadable (wadeable) (adj.) |
The words
wade and
weighed (past tense of the verb "weigh") sound alike but have different meanings.