[wade] vb wad.ed ; wad.ing [ME, fr. OE wadan; akin to OHG watan to go, wade, L vadere to go] vi (13c) 1: to step in or through a medium (as water) offering more resistance than air
2: to move or proceed with difficulty or labor
3: to set to work or attack with determination or vigor--used with in or into "~ into a task" ~ vt: to pass or cross by wading -- wad.able or wade.able adj
[2]wade n (1665): an act of wading "a ~ in the brook"