wad

Meaning

Noun

1. An amorphous, compact mass.
2. A substantial pile (normally of money).
3. A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.
4. (slang) A sandwich.
5. (slang, vulgar) An ejaculation of semen.

Verb

1. To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
2. (Ulster) To wager.
3. To insert or force a wad into.
4. To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.

Synonyms

pack

pile

stack

pot

cram

wadding

quid

clot

mass

cud

compress

chew

stuff

batch

tidy sum

plug

lot

pad

mess

bundle

chock up

bunch

chaw

slew

shrink

compact

ram

🐏

sight

spate

tampon

clump

peck

packet

muckle

passel

press

deal

jampack

clod

mountain

⛰️

jam

mickle

great deal

hatful

flock

plenty

good deal

raft

cluster

heap

Translations

liasse

fajo

tampon

tapón

bouchon

taco

rembourrer

paquet

ιβούλωμα

boule

Wichse

🇵🇱

Wattepropf

décharge

δέσμη

Bausch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/wɒd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wadmal

Cognate with Swedish: vadd

Cognate with German: Wat

Cognate with Dutch: lijnwaad

Cognate with Western Frisian: waad

Cognate with Old English: wǣd

In summary

Probably short for Middle English wadmal (“woolen cloth”), from Old Norse váðmál (“woolen stuff”), from váð (“cloth”) + mál (“measure”). See wadmal.
Cognate with Swedish vadd (“wadding, cotton wool”), German Wat, Watte (“wad, padding, cotton wool”), Dutch lijnwaad, gewaad, watten (“cotton wool”), West Frisian waad, Old English wǣd (“garment, clothing”) (English: weed). More at weed, meal.