noun woad.
2. wade ·noun the act of wading.
3. wade ·vi to go; to move forward.
4. wade ·vt to pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
5. wade ·vi to walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, ·etc.
6. wade ·vi hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.