Definition of 'wad'

Noun

1. a small mass of soft material; "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter"
2. (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"; "it must have cost plenty"
      Synonyms: batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint muckle peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum whole lot whole slew
3. a wad of something chewable as tobacco
      Synonyms: chew chaw cud quid plug

Verb

1. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
      Synonyms: pack bundle compact
2. crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
      Synonyms: jam jampack ram chock up cram

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