Wade
Definition of wade:
part of speech: verb
To cross by passing through water, mud, etc.
part of speech: verb
To walk through water or any yielding substance.
part of speech: participle
Waded.
part of speech: verb
To walk through water, mud, snow, etc.; hence, to proceed with difficulty.
part of speech: participle
part of speech: noun
WADER.
Usage examples for wade:
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" Oh, no, not that name, please," Mrs. Wade said.
"Love of Brothers", Katharine Tynan. -
The French endeavoured to retrace their steps during the night, fording the river where they had crossed it in the morning; but the heavy rain had so swoln the river by midnight, that they could not continue any longer to wade it.
"Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade", William Surtees. -
" What's wrong with Wade
"One-Way Ticket to Nowhere", Leroy Yerxa. -
Now, Slinn, wade in.
"A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready", Bret Harte.