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Meanings of wad in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Spanish
      masticable

      A wad of something chewable as tobacco.

            masticable
            Catalan
            apinyar
            Spanish
            apretar

            Crowd or pack to capacity.

                  apinyar
                  Catalan
                  feixar
                  Spanish
                  compactar

                  Compress into a wad.

                        Related terms
                        feixar
                        Usage of wad in English
                        1
                        To be honest, Rylance wad second favourite to Sylvester Stallone last year.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        It formed the wad of the pistol that was in _your hand.
                        Viviette
                        3
                        Militants said a ransom had been paid, but this wad never confirmed.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Or even the feds, given that wad of money in the closet.
                        When twilight comes
                        5
                        Took a wad of paper towels from the dispenser and soaked them.
                        Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
                        6
                        In this case I guess I'm the feller with the biggest wad.
                        The Forfeit
                        7
                        Then they tell me he's a real hit man, wadda y' know?
                        The bourne ultimatum
                        8
                        He was chewing a great wad of something that he spat out.
                        Stonewielder
                        9
                        A gunshot rang out; a smoking wad fell almost at my feet.
                        A Hero of Our Time
                        10
                        It wad be as good for her as for the other bairns.
                        Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
                        11
                        And folk said they highwayman wad skin the breeks aff a Hielandman.
                        Stories of the Border Marches
                        12
                        Quite a wad of melon-tinted paper came out from the tawny envelope.
                        The Green Flag, and Other Stories of War and Sport
                        13
                        Then she produced a wad of cash and handed it to me.
                        Stories: all-new tales
                        14
                        He was bearded and had a wad of tobacco in his jaw.
                        Lonesome dove
                        15
                        James startled, nearly dropping the wad of unfolded clothes in his arms.
                        James Potter and the Morrigan Web
                        16
                        A wad of money feels like a handful of warm wilted lettuce.
                        Once there was a war