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wad
1[ wod ]
/ wÉd /
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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 about wad
- 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.
shoot one's wad, Informal.
Origin of wad
1First recorded in 1400â50; Middle English wadde âsmall bundle of straw used as a pad beneath a horseâs girth to prevent chafing,â from Medieval Latin wadda; further origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM wad
wadder, nounun·wad·ded, adjectiveWords nearby wad
Other definitions for wad (2 of 2)
wad2
[ wod ]
/ wÉd /
noun
a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
Origin of wad
2First recorded in 1605â15; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for wad (1 of 2)
wad1
/ (wÉd) /
noun
verb wads, wadding or wadded
Derived forms of wad
wadder, nounWord Origin for wad
C14: from Late Latin wadda; related to German Watte cotton wool
British Dictionary definitions for wad (2 of 2)
wad2
/ (wÉd) /
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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