Wade - English meaning

noun

A mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).

Usage examples:

Place a cross against the preferred choice

verb

Go or extend across or to the other side of (an area, stretch of water, etc.).

Usage examples:

She has crossed the atlantic twice

adjective

Annoyed.

Usage examples:

He seemed to be very cross about something

verb

Immerse (one's hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.

Usage examples:

They dabbled their feet in the rock pools

verb

To take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject or try a particular activity for a short period

Usage examples:

I don’t paint much, i just dabble.

noun

A shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across.

Usage examples:

You used to be able to drive across the ford at watersplash lane, but it had to be blocked off beca…

verb

(of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place.

Usage examples:

I had a happy childhood in the classic english bourgeois fashion: i read voraciously, i explored ex…

noun

A place in a river where the water is not deep, making it possible to get across

Usage examples:

The horses forded the river without any problems.

noun

A short pole with a broad blade at one or both ends, used without a rowlock to move a small boat or canoe through the water.

Usage examples:

We dug in deep with our paddles

verb

Move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles.

Usage examples:

She paddled along the coast

noun

An act of walking with bare feet in shallow water.

Usage examples:

I went for a paddle

verb

Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.

Usage examples:

We plodded back up the hill

noun

A slow, heavy walk.

Usage examples:

He settled down to a steady plod

verb

Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

verb

(of a liquid) spill or flow over the edge of a container, typically as a result of careless handling.

Usage examples:

Water slopped over the edge of the sink

noun

Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand.

Usage examples:

Sink slops

noun

A workman's loose outer garment.

verb

Make a soft splashing sound as one moves.

Usage examples:

He sploshed across the road

noun

A soft splashing sound.

Usage examples:

A quiet splosh

verb

Informal for splash .

verb

Make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud.

Usage examples:

Bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter

noun

A soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.

Usage examples:

The squelch of their feet

verb

To stop something quickly and completely

Usage examples:

One professor claimed that the university tried to squelch his criticisms.

verb

Travel across or through.

Usage examples:

He traversed the forest

noun

An act of traversing something.

Usage examples:

High-level walks in the dolomites often involve steep, exposed climbs, traverses, and descents

noun

A movement performed in dressage, in which the horse moves parallel to the side of the arena, with its shoulders carried closer to the wall than its hindquarters and its body curved towards the centre.

Usage examples:

Try some travers

verb

Walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.

Usage examples:

I trudged up the stairs

noun

A difficult or laborious walk.

Usage examples:

He began the long trudge back to stokenchurch street

verb

To walk slowly with a lot of effort, esp. on an uneven surface or while carrying something heavy

Usage examples:

We had to trudge through deep snow to get to school., twelve miles over rocks and hills is a long t…

verb

(chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie in mud or water, especially to keep cool or avoid biting insects.

Usage examples:

There were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow

noun

An act of wallowing.

Usage examples:

A wallow in nostalgia

verb

(esp. of animals) to lie or roll about slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water

Usage examples:

The pig wallowed in the mud., he was not a fellow to shed tears, or wallow in self-pity.