Wade (?), n. Woad. [Obs.] Mortimer.[1913 Webster]
Wade (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n. Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va&unr_;a, Sw. vada, Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade, Invade, Pervade, Waddle.][1913 Webster]
1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.][1913 Webster]
When might is joined unto cruelty,Alas, too deep will the venom wade.
Forbear, and wade no further in this speech.
2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.[1913 Webster]
So eagerly the fiend . . . With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed &unr_;lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly &unr_;inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.[1913 Webster]
And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties.
Wade, v. t. To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded &unr_;he rivers and swamps.[1913 Webster]
Wade (?), n. The act of wading. [Colloq.][1913 Webster]