English abbreviation dictionary - wad
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Wad
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~1 n 1 a thick pile of pieces of paper or thin material (a wad of dollar bills) 2 a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together (a wad of gauze) 3 a piece of tobacco that you hold in your mouth ~2 v wad sth up phr v AmE to press something such as a piece of paper or cloth into a small tight ball ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(wads) A wad of something such as paper or cloth is a tight bundle or ball of it. ...a wad of banknotes. ...a wad of cotton soaked in cleaning fluid. N-COUNT: oft N of n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~de, from Medieval Latin ~da Date: 15th century 1. a small mass, bundle, or tuft: as a. a soft mass especially of a loose fibrous material variously used (as to stop an aperture, pad a garment, or hold grease around an axle) b. (1) a soft plug used to retain a powder charge or to avoid windage especially in a muzzle-loading gun (2) a felt or paper disk used to separate the components of a shotgun cartridge c. a small mass of a chewing substance a ~ of gum 2. a considerable amount (as of money) 3. a. a roll of paper money b. money II. transitive verb (~ded; ~ding) Date: 1579 1. a. to insert a ~ into ~ a gun b. to hold in by a ~ ~ a bullet in a gun 2. to form into a ~ or ~ding; especially to roll or crush into a tight ~ 3. to stuff or line with some soft substance • ~der noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a lump or bundle of soft material used esp. to keep things apart or in place or to stuff up an opening. 2 a disc of felt etc. keeping powder or shot in place in a gun. 3 a number of banknotes or documents placed together. 4 Brit. sl. a bun, sandwich, etc. 5 (in sing. or pl.) a large quantity esp. of money. --v.tr. (wadded, wadding) 1 stop up (an aperture or a gun-barrel) with a wad. 2 keep (powder etc.) in place with a wad. 3 line or stuff (a garment or coverlet) with wadding. 4 protect (a person, walls, etc.) with wadding. 5 press (cotton etc.) into a wad or wadding. Etymology: perh. rel. to Du. watten, F ouate padding, cotton wool ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) пробка (из мягкого материала); тампон 2) (мягкая) набивка набивать 3) выдра (при прошивке слитка) - wad of cotton wool - extruded wad - foam wad ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) вад 2) валюшка 3) забивать 4) забить 5) набивать 6) набивка 7) набить 8) пачка 9) пробка 10) пыж 11) связка 12) тампон ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. комок, шарик (ваты, скомканной бумаги и т. п.); тампон 2. кусок, кусочек a wad of chewing tobacco —- табачная жвачка 3. пыж 4. ам. разг. пачка (бумажных) денег 5. ам. сл. деньги, деньжата, богатство, "карман" 6. диал. пучок (соломы и т. п.) 7. комкать, сжимать в комок 8. туго свертывать (бумажные деньги и т. п.) 9. набивать или подбивать ватой или чем-л. мягким well wadded with conceit —- раздувшийся от самомнения 10. затыкать (ватой и т. п.) 11. вкладывать, забивать пыж 12. мин. вад, черная охра 13. шотл. = would ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) кусок, комок (ваты, шерсти и т.п.) 2) coll. пачка бумажных денег; деньги 2. v. набивать или подбивать ватой ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1540, "soft material for padding or stuffing," of uncertain origin, perhaps connected to M.L. wadda, Du. watten, or M.E. wadmal (1392) "woolen cloth," from O.N. vaрmal "a woolen fabric of Scandinavia," probably from vaр "cloth" + mal "measure." The meaning "bundle of currency" is Amer.Eng., 1778. The verb is first recorded 1579. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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