wade

US /weɪd/
UK /weɪd/
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1.

walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance

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We had to wade through the river to get to the other side.
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The children loved to wade in the shallow end of the pool.
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paddlefordsplashtrudge
2.

intervene in or tackle (a difficult situation or problem)

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He had to wade into the argument to calm things down.
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They had to wade through a lot of paperwork to find the error.
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intervenetackleengagegrapple
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wade intowade in