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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