wad
/wɔd/
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Definition
Noun:
- A small, soft mass of material: A compact, often rounded, lump or ball of a soft substance like cotton, paper, or fabric.
- A thick roll or bundle of paper money: (Informal) A folded or rolled stack of banknotes.
- A large amount or quantity: (Informal, often followed by 'of') A considerable number or extent of something.
Verb:
- To compress into a dense mass: To press or squeeze something, like paper or cloth, into a tight, compact ball or lump.
- To pad or stuff with soft material: To line or fill something by inserting a soft mass for protection, warmth, or shape.
- To crowd or pack tightly: To fill a space completely.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The dentist placed a wad of cotton in my cheek after the procedure.
- He pulled out a thick wad of cash to pay for the car.
- She received a wad of letters in the mail today.
Verb:
- Please wad up the scrap paper and throw it away.
- They wadded the jacket with down for extra warmth.
- Fans wadded into the stadium before the big game.
Advanced Usage
"Wad (something) up": To crumple something, especially paper, into a ball.
- He wadded up the failed drawing and tossed it toward the trash can.
"Shoot one's wad": (Idiomatic, informal) To spend all of one's money, or to use all of one's resources or energy on a single effort.
- He shot his wad on the new business venture and had nothing left.
Variants and Related Words
- Wadding (n): Soft material used for padding, stuffing, or packing.
- The quilt was filled with polyester wadding.
Synonyms
- Noun (mass): Lump, ball, plug, pad, bundle.
- Noun (money): Roll, bundle, stack.
- Noun (large amount): Pile, heap, slew, lot.
- Verb (compress): Crumple, ball up, compress, pack.
- Verb (stuff): Pad, cushion, fill, pack.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Wad up: To crumple into a compact mass.
- She wadded up the receipt and put it in her pocket.
Related Idioms
A wad of cash/money: A thick fold or roll of paper currency.
- He always carries a wad of cash in his front pocket.
Blow one's wad: (Vulgar slang) Similar to "shoot one's wad," meaning to spend all of one's money, often recklessly.
- He blew his wad at the casino and had to walk home. (Note: This idiom is informal and can be considered crude.)
Noun
- a wad of something chewable as tobacco
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- a small mass of soft material
- he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter
Verb
- crowd or pack to capacity
- the theater was jampacked
- compress into a wad
- wad paper into the box