wad

«wad» in Mova's school dictionary: a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) A wad is a thick soft lump or roll of material, such as cotton wool, paper or chewing gum. tree →

2) A wad of money or paper is a thick bundle of banknotes or sheets. tree →

3) (verb) To wad something means to press it into a soft lump: «He wadded up the paper.» tree →

sense 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 →
• Someone left a wad of gum under the desk. tree →
• The robber pulled out a thick wad of banknotes. tree →
• He wadded up the paper and threw it in the bin. tree →
• She had a wad of homework sheets to mark. tree →
• Stuff a wad of newspaper in your wet shoes to dry them. tree →

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).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.