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    wad
    [wäd]
    noun
    wad (noun) · wads (plural noun)
    1. a lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping:
      "a wad of cotton"
      • a portion of chewing gum, or of tobacco or a narcotic when used for chewing:
        "I made a wad out of the young leaves and twigs and tried to masticate slowly"
      • historical
        a disk of felt or another material used to keep powder or shot in place in a gun barrel.
    2. a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents:
      "a thick wad of index cards"
      • informal
        a large amount of something, especially money:
        "she was working on TV and had wads of money"
    verb
    wad (verb) · wads (third person present) · wadded (past tense) · wadded (past participle) · wadding (present participle)
    1. compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass:
      "wad the strips over and over so that they ball up" · "I removed the name tag and promptly wadded it up"
    2. line or stuff with wadding:
      "the quilts are wadded with thick natural cotton"
      • stop up (an aperture or a gun barrel) with a bundle or lump of soft material.
    Origin
    mid 16th century (denoting wadding): perhaps related to Dutch watten, French ouate ‘padding, cotton wool’.
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    1. a lump or bundle of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping:
    2. a bundle of paper, banknotes, or documents:
     
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  2. Wad is a noun that can refer to12:
    • A number of usually flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together, such as a wad of banknotes or a wad of gum.
    • A small mass, lump, or ball of anything, such as a wad of paper or a wad of tobacco.
    • A small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.
    • A roll of something, especially of bank notes.
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    wad noun [ C ] uk / wɒd / us / wɑːd / Add to word list a number of usually flat and/or small objects pressed tightly together: a wad of banknotes a wad of gum She used a wad (= a mass) of tissues to wipe away the blood.
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    noun a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco. a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc. a roll of something, especially of bank notes.
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