wad
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wad1 /wɒd $ wɑːd/ noun [countable] 1 GROUP OF THINGSa thick pile of pieces of paper or thin material 〔纸或轻薄材料的〕一叠,一沓wad of a wad of dollar bills 一叠美钞 →5 see picture at 见图 pile12 MATERIALa thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together 〔软材料压在一起的〕一团wad of a wad of cotton wool 一团脱脂棉
Examples from the Corpus
wad• She opened her handbag, and pulled out a wad of banknotes.• I saw him trying to press a wad of cash into the woman's hand. She wouldn't take it.• By dealing in dollars you avoid paying high exchange fees or going home with a wad of pesos.• a wad of bubble gum• a wad of dollar bills• The biggest wad of that cash, however, did not go into software, chips, or computers.• She tried nibbling at the bulbous wad of meat and then at the toasted roll.• The 20s, 50s and 100s were wrapped with rubber bands in wads of $ 1,000 each.• And then I saw my wad of bills lying on the floor.• I took the wad of twenties out of the bag and stuffed them into the back pocket of my jeans.• The wads of crumpled transaction slips bulging out of wallets and desk drawers will be no more.wad2 verb (wadded, wadding) 1.wad something ↔ up phrasal verb PRESS American English to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball 把〔纸或布等〕压成一团→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
wad• You could wad it up into a ball with your fingers, light it, and heat your coffee.Origin wad1 (1500-1600) Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate “wadding”thin pile pieces a or thick paper of of Corpus material
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wad
wad1 /wɒd $ wɑːd/
noun [countable]
wad of
a wad of dollar bills
2. a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together
wad of
a wad of cotton wool
wad2
verb (past tense and past participle wadded, present participle wadding)
wad something ↔ up phrasal verb
American English to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball
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noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate 'wadding'
1. a thick pile of pieces of paper or thin materialOrigin: Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate 'wadding'
wad of
2. a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together
wad of
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verb (past tense and past participle wadded, present participle wadding)wad something ↔ up phrasal verb
American English to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball
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