cross by wading

  • 1wading — weɪd n. act or instance of walking in shallow water v. cross with difficulty; proceed slowly and with difficulty; walk in water, walk through any substance that impedes motion (snow, etc.) …

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  • 2wade — /wayd/, v., waded, wading, n. v.i. 1. to walk in water, when partially immersed: He wasn t swimming, he was wading. 2. to play in water: The children were wading in the pool most of the afternoon. 3. to walk through water, snow, sand, or any… …

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  • 3wade — [c]/weɪd / (say wayd) verb (waded, wading) –verb (i) 1. to walk through any substance, as water, snow, sand, etc., that impedes free motion: wading in mud; wading through high grass. 2. to make one s way with labour or difficulty: *She waded… …

  • 4ford — I. n. 1. Wading place, shallow. 2. (Poetical.) Stream, current, flood. II. v. a. Wade through (a river), cross on foot, cross by wading …

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  • 5wade — I. verb (waded; wading) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wadan; akin to Old High German watan to go, wade, Latin vadere to go Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to step in or through a medium (as water) offering more resistance… …

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  • 6wade — [[t]weɪd[/t]] v. wad•ed, wad•ing, n. 1) to walk while partially immersed in water 2) to walk through a substance, as snow or sand, that impedes motion 3) to make one s way slowly or laboriously: to wade through a dull book[/ex] 4) to cross by… …

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  • 7ford — [fôrd] n. [ME < OE, akin to Ger furt < IE pṛtu, passage < base * per , to transport > FARE, L portus, Goth * faran] a shallow place in a stream, river, etc., where one can cross by wading or by riding on horseback, in an automobile,… …

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  • 8Wade — Wade, v. t. To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded ?he rivers and swamps. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 9Etymology of Kalamazoo — Kalamazoo is the name of several places in the U.S. state of Michigan: *The Kalamazoo River *The City of Kalamazoo *Kalamazoo Township *Kalamazoo County All are named after the river, but there is uncertainty concerning the origin of the river s… …

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  • 10Nile Expedition — 11th Hussars from the Gordon Relief Expedition …

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