(1):
(v. i.) To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
(2):
(v. i.) To go; to move forward.
(3):
(n.) Woad.
(4):
(v. t.) To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded /he rivers and swamps.
(5):
(n.) The act of wading.
(6):
(v. i.) Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.