Definition of "wade" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To walk through water or something that impedes progress.

2. (intransitive) To progress with difficulty.

   • to wade through a dull book

3. (transitive) To walk through (water or similar impediment); to pass through by wading.

   • wading swamps and rivers

4. (of the sun or moon) To gleam intermittently through clouds or mist.

5. (intransitive) To enter recklessly.

   • to wade into a fight or a debate

noun

1. An act of wading.

   • We had to be careful during our dangerous wade across the river.

2. (colloquial) A ford; a place to cross a river.

noun

1. Obsolete form of woad.