noun
- plural of wad; lumps or masses of soft material
- plural of wad; thick bundles of paper money or documents
Usage: informal
verb
- third person singular present of wad; compresses into a lump or bundle
Examples
- She threw the wads of tissue into the trash.
- The gangster pulled out wads of cash from his pocket.
- He wads up the paper and tosses it away.
- Cotton wads were used to stop the bleeding.
- She found wads of gum stuck under the desk.
- The rich man carried wads of hundred-dollar bills.
- He always wads his clothes instead of folding them.