wad¹ Definition
wad (wäd)
noun
- a small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc.
- a lump or small, compact mass (of something) a wad of chewing tobacco
- a mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc.
- a plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge
- ☆ Informal a roll of paper money
- ☆ Slang a large amount, esp. of money
Etymology: ML wadda, wadding < ?
transitive verb wad′·ded, wad′·ding
- to compress into a wad
- ☆ to roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad
- to plug with a wad
- to force or stuff to wad oakum into a crack
- to line or pad with or as with wadding
- to hold (a charge) in place by a wad
wad¹ Related Forms
wad′·der noun
wad² Definition
wad (wäd)
verb
Scot. would
wad Synonyms
wad
n.
wad Synonyms
wad
v.
wad Usage Examples
Object
hae: He wad hae written A better poem syne - like thie, by gum?
Converse of object
carry: We are happy to apply for credit cards if we want the convenience of not having to carry wads of cash.
Adjective modifier
- thick: Lightly grease the pan with a thick wad of paper towel dipped in oil or melted butter.
- fat: I'm a fat wad, a cushion for fingers.
- huge: Damn, that's a huge wad of text, I pity anyone who actually read it all.
- big: Roger gives Pauline a big wad of cash to pay off their debts.
- large: Now all you need is the large wad of cash needed for any of them.
- great: Goodbye at last to the terrifying space problems of 1993, when great wads of 1979 material vanished to make room for new stuff.
Modifies a noun
- hae: Gunnar: Ye saw ma ship â ye kent ma sang, an ye wad hae barred the door agin me!
- punch: On the way out I spent another tenner on a set of large wad punches, a C clamp and a bundle of lighters.
- ye: An whit wad ye be eftir, littil ane?
- file: A: Steam has problems downloading custom wad files which some maps use.
Noun used with modifier
- thay: He aye hae mair men ti help him, an finnd the bairn thay wad, tho thay maun hunt the warld.
- ye: Gunnar: Ye saw ma ship â ye kent ma sang, an ye wad hae barred the door agin me!
Preposition: of
- cash: Now all you need is the large wad of cash needed for any of them.
- wool: Fixed feces can be removed by using ordinary cooking oil on a wad of cotton wool.
- bill: Dan Koretsky posed for a picture with Will Oldham holding a wad of crisp bills fanned out in front of his face.
- note: How many debtors have you come across who had a wad of notes lying around their premises?
- money: Why would the referee be handed a wad of money?
- paper: Nothing breaks the monotony of a long day in front of the computer like a wad of paper falling through a cheering basket.

