I. wad 1 /wɒd $ wɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate 'wadding' ]
1 . a thick pile of pieces of paper or thin material
wad of
a wad of dollar bills
2 . a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together
wad of
a wad of cotton wool
II. wad 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle wadded , present participle wadding )
wad something ↔ up phrasal verb
American English to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball