Definition of "wade" []

• To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement. (verb-intransitive)
• To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report. (verb-intransitive)
• To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek. (verb-transitive)
• The act or an instance of wading. (noun)
• In To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically: waded into the task. (phrasal-verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I do agree that Roe v. wade is a hard decision to defend."
• "If roe v. wade is overturned, no more republicans … sounds good to me."
• "Aside from the disaster of overturning roe v wade, which is a very likely scenario if McCain wins and appoints an anti-choice judge, I think obama is more likely to appoint a justice who might actually be representative of a slice of america not presently represented on the court."