wad

1
[ wod ]
/ wɒd /
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noun

verb (used with object), wad·ded, wad·ding.

verb (used without object), wad·ded, wad·ding.

to become formed into a wad: The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.

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Idioms for wad

    shoot one's wad, Informal.
    1. to spend all one's money: He shot his wad on a new car.
    2. 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.
    3. Slang: Vulgar. (of a man) to have an orgasm.

Origin of wad

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1530–40; < Medieval Latin wadda < Arabic bāṭa'in lining of a garment, batting; compare French ouate, Dutch watte, Swedish vadd

OTHER WORDS FROM wad

wad·der, nounun·wad·ded, adjective

Words nearby wad

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Words related to shoot one's wad

contend, claim, stress, profess, uphold, affirm, defend, proclaim, say, press, argue, allege, cite, conclude, climax, cap, terminate, attest, predicate, avow

British Dictionary definitions for shoot one's wad (1 of 2)

wad1
/ (wɒd) /

noun

verb wads, wadding or wadded

Derived forms of wad

wadder, noun

Word Origin for wad

C14: from Late Latin wadda; related to German Watte cotton wool

British Dictionary definitions for shoot one's wad (2 of 2)

wad2
/ (wɒd) /

noun

a soft dark earthy amorphous material consisting of decomposed manganese minerals: occurs in damp marshy areas

Word Origin for wad

C17: of unknown origin
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