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noun | verb wadwad1 /wɑd/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYwad1Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate wadding 1a thick pile of paper or pieces of thin material: a wad of dollar bills2a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together: a wad of bubble gum3spend/blow your wad (on something) informal to spend all your money on something → see also shoot your wad at shoot1 (23), tightwad noun | verb wadwad2 verb VERB TABLEwad |
Present | I, you, we, they | wad | | he, she, it | wads | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wadded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have wadded | | he, she, it | has wadded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had wadded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will wad | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have wadded |
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Present | I | am wadding | | he, she, it | is wadding | | you, we, they | are wadding | Past | I, he, she, it | was wadding | | you, we, they | were wadding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been wadding | | he, she, it | has been wadding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been wadding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be wadding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been wadding |
wad something ↔ up phrasal verb to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball |