a small mass, lump, or ball of anything

a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.

a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.

a roll of something, esp. of bank notes.

Informal . a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, esp. money

He's got a healthy wad salted away.

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.

British Dialect . a bundle, esp. a small one, of hay, straw, etc.

to form (material) into a wad.

to roll tightly (often fol. by up )

He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.

to hold in place by a wad

They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.

to put a wad into; stuff with a wad.

to fill out with or as if with wadding; stuff; pad

to wad a quilt; to wad a speech with useless information.

to become formed into a wad

The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket.

shoot one's wad

Informal .

to spend all one's money

He shot his wad on a new car.

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.

Slang

Vulgar (of a man) to have an orgasm.

noun

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