wadeverb
uk/weɪd/us/weɪd/[ I usually + adv/prep, T ] mainly UK to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick :
The river was full but we managed to wade across.
We waded a shallow river.
They had to wade through a swamp.
[ I ] US UK paddle to walk in water that is not very deep:
We rolled up our trousers and waded at the edge of the lake.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Movement on or through water
- dabble
- dip
- float
- hydroplane
- paddle
- raft
- row 1
- sail
- surface
- swim
- tack
- wallow
Phrasal verb(s)
wade in
wade into sth
wade through sth