wade /ˈweɪd/ verb |
inflected forms: wades; waded; wading
1 : to walk through water [no object] • We waded into the ocean. • I jumped off the boat and waded back to shore. • (US) They took off their sandals and waded [=(British) paddled] at the edge of the pond. [with object] • They waded the river. [=they crossed the river by walking through the water]
2 a : to move or proceed with difficulty [no object] • Police wadedinto the crowd. • We waded through the crowded bus station. • It took several weeks to wade through all the evidence. [with object] • We waded our way through the crowd.
2 b : to become involved in a discussion, situation, activity, etc., in a forceful, direct, or careless way — usually followed by in or into • Most politicians would have tried to avoid the subject, but he wadedright in. • She waded right into their argument.
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