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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wad•ding (wod′ing),USA pronunciation n. - any fibrous or soft material for stuffing, padding, packing, etc., esp. carded cotton in specially prepared sheets.
- material used as wads for guns, cartridges, etc.
- Surgeryany large dressing made of cotton or a similar absorbent material that is used to stanch the flow of blood or dress a wound.
- a wad or lump.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wadding /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ n - any fibrous or soft substance used as padding, stuffing, etc, esp sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose
- a piece of this
- material for wads used in cartridges or guns
wad1 /wɑd/USA pronunciation n., v., wad•ded, wad•ding. n. [countable] - a small mass, as of cotton, used esp. for padding and packing, filling a hole, etc.
- a roll of bank notes.
- Informal Termsa fairly large amount of something, as money:made a wad in the stock market.
- a small mass of substance for chewing:a wad of chewing tobacco; a wad of gum.
v. [~ + object] - Slang Termsto form into a wad, as by rolling tightly: [~ (+ up) + object]He wadded (up) the paper.[~ + object (+ up)]He wadded the paper (up).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wad1 (wod),USA pronunciation n., v., wad•ded, wad•ding. n. - a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.
- a roll of something, esp. of bank notes.
- Informal Termsa comparatively large stock or quantity of something, esp. money:He's got a healthy wad salted away.
- a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge.
- British Termsa bundle, esp. a small one, of hay, straw, etc.
- Informal Terms shoot one's 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.
v.t. - Slang Termsto form (material) into a wad.
- to roll tightly (often fol. by up):He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.
- to hold in place by a wad:They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.
- to put a wad into;
stuff with a wad. - to fill out with or as if with wadding;
stuff;
pad:to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information.
v.i. - to become formed into a wad:The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.
- Arab bāṭa'in lining of a garment, batting; compare French ouate, Dutch watte, Swedish vadd
- Medieval Latin wadda
- 1530–40
wad2 (wod),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogya soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
- origin, originally uncertain 1605–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wad /wɒd/ n - a small mass or ball of fibrous or soft material, such as cotton wool, used esp for packing or stuffing
- a plug of paper, cloth, leather, etc, pressed against a charge to hold it in place in a muzzle-loading cannon
- a disc of paper, felt, pasteboard, etc, used to hold in place the powder and shot in a shotgun cartridge
- a roll or bundle of something, esp of banknotes
vb (wads, wadding, wadded)- to form (something) into a wad
- (transitive) to roll into a wad or bundle
- (transitive) to hold (a charge) in place with a wad
- to insert a wad into (a gun)
- (transitive) to pack or stuff with wadding; pad
Etymology: 14th Century: from Late Latin wadda; related to German Watte cotton wool |