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wade

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wade  (wd)
v. wad·ed, wad·ing, wades
v.intr.
1. To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
2. To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report.
v.tr.
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.
n.
The act or an instance of wading.
Phrasal Verb:
wade in/into
To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically: waded into the task.

[Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.]

wade
Verb
[wading, waded]
1. to walk slowly and with difficulty through water or mud
2. wade in or into to begin doing (something) in an energetic way: wading into the fray
3. wade through to proceed with difficulty through: a stack of literature to wade through [Old English wadan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Wade - English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
Verb1.wadewade - walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
puddle - wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"

wade
verb 1. paddle, splash, splash about, slop
2. walk through, cross, ford, pass through, go across, travel across, make your way across
wade in move in, pitch in, dive in (informal) set to work, advance, set to, get stuck in (informal) buckle down
wade into someone launch yourself at, charge at, attack, rush, storm, tackle, go for, set about, strike at, assail, tear into (informal) fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal) light into (informal)
wade into something get involved in, tackle, pitch in, interfere in, dive in, plunge in, get stuck into
wade through something plough through, trawl through, labour at, work your way through, toil at, drudge at, peg away at
Translations

wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → caminar por el agua;
(fig) [+ a book]; leer con dificultad
wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → marcher dans, patauger dans (fig) [+ book]; venir à bout de vtpasser à gué
wade [weɪd] vi to wade across (a river, stream) → waten durch;
to wade through (fig) (a book) → sich durchkämpfen durch
wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → camminare a stento in vtguadare

wade
v wade [weid]
1 to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.waadيَخوض، يَجْتازُ بِصُعوبَهгазяbrodit se; prokousat sevade; arbejde sig igennemsich durcharbeitenπροχωρώ με κόποcaminar por el aguakahlama, läbimaبه زحمت به آب رفتنkahlatapatauger (dans)לַעֲבוֹר תוֹך מַאֲמָץपैदल पार करनाmukom pročitati knjiguátvergődik (vmin)mengarungivaða, ösla; brjótast í gegnum(farsi strada a stento); (avanzare con sforzo)骨折って進む가까스로 걸어서 건너다; 힘들여 나아가다bristi, braidyti, įveiktibrist; cīnīties (cauri)mengharungi dengan susah payahwaden, doorworstelenvade, vassebrodzićatravessar com esforçoa trece cu greuс трудом идтиbrodiť sa; prehrýzť sa(pre)brestigacati po plićakuvada, pulsa, plöjaเดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ผ่านไปอย่างยากลำบาก; ลุยผ่านbata çıka yürümek跋涉(於泥地等)насилу просуватися, пробиратисяپانی یا کیچٹ میں چلناlàm gì một cách vất vả
2 to cross (a river etc) by wading We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.oorsteekيَخوضُ النَّهْرпрегазвам водаpřebrodit sevade(durch)waten,passierenδιασχίζωvadearüle kahlamaاز آب گذشتنylittää kahlaamallapasser à guéלְהַלֵך בְּמַיםgacatiátgázolmenyeberangivaðaguadare歩いて渡る(강 등을) 걸어서 건너다perbristipārbristmerandukdoorwadenvasse, vade overprzejść w bródatravessara trece o apăпереходить вбродprebrodiť saprebrestigacati po plićakuvada överเดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ลุยผ่านyürüyerek nehri geçmek涉水переходити вбрідتیرتے ہوءے ندی عبور کرناlội qua
n ˈwader
any of several types of bird that wade in search of food. waadvoëlطائِر يَخوصُ الماء من أجْل الغِذاءблатна прицаbrodivý ptákvadefuglder Stelzvogelυδροβάτης (είδος πτηνού)ave zancudapikajalgne soolindپرنده آبچرkahlaajaéchassierעוֹף אָרוֹך-רַגלַיִיםछिछले स्थान का पक्षीptica močvaricagázlómadárburung pengarungvaðfugltrampoliere渉禽類の鳥섭금류의 새balų paukštisbridējputnsburung yang meranduk untuk mencari makanan di dalam airwaadvogelvadefuglptak brodzącypernaltafamilie de păsări cu picioare lungi (barza etc.)болотная птицаbrodivý vtákptica močvirnicabarska pticavadare, vadarfågelนกชนิดหนึ่ง มีขายาวมักจะเดินหาอาหารในน้ำตื้นsu kuşu涉水禽鳥болотяний птахپانی، کیچڑ وغیرہ میں چلنے والاchim lội nước

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As for his direct family, one astounding clause expressly stated that Wade Atsheler was to dispense to Eben Hale's wife and sons and daughters whatever moneys his judgement dictated, at whatever times he deemed advisable.
To be sure I often broke this rule, as people are apt to do with rules of the kind; it was not possible for a boy to wade through heavy articles relating to English politics and economics, but I do not think I left any paper upon a literary topic unread, and I did read enough politics, especially in Blackwood's, to be of Tory opinions; they were very fit opinions for a boy, and they did not exact of me any change in regard to the slavery question.
No lives were lost, and we could wade ashore in safety.
 
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