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# wad

noun (a wad, wads); verb (wad, wads, wadded, wadding)

«wad» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#m1)
2. A wad of money or paper is a thick bundle of banknotes or sheets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#m2)
3. (verb) To wad something means to press it into a soft lump: «He wadded up the paper.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a wad of tissues, a wad of gum under a desk, a wad of cash in a film robbery. In stories a «wad of notes» tells the reader someone is rich or is paying a bribe. Phrases: a wad of cash, a wad of paper, wad up, a wad of gum.

### Examples

- The nurse pressed a wad of cotton wool on my cut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x1)
- Someone left a wad of gum under the desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x2)
- The robber pulled out a thick wad of banknotes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x3)
- He wadded up the paper and threw it in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x4)
- She had a wad of homework sheets to mark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x5)
- Stuff a wad of newspaper in your wet shoes to dry them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a wad, wads. Verb past: wadded, wadding (double d). «Wadding» is also soft padding material. Do not confuse with «wade» (walk through water).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «wad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wad/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«wad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wad.html) on Mova free.