wad: Meaning and Definition of

wad

1. a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
2. a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.
3. a roll of something, esp. of bank notes.
4. a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, esp. money: He's got a healthy wad salted away.
5. a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge.
6. a bundle, esp. a small one, of hay, straw, etc.
7. He shot his wad on a new car.
1. to spend all one's money:He shot his wad on a new car.
2. to expend all one's energies or resources at one time:She shot her wad writing her first novel and her second wasn't as good.
3. Slang (vulgar). (of a man) to have an orgasm.

1. to form (material) into a wad.
2. to roll tightly (often fol. by up): He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.
3. to hold in place by a wad: They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.
4. to put a wad into; stuff with a wad.
5. to fill out with or as if with wadding; stuff; pad: to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information.

1. to become formed into a wad: The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.

wad

1. a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.