wad: significato e definizioni

A small mass of soft material, often folded or rolled, used for padding, stuffing, or packing.

A compressed ball, roll, or lump, as of tobacco or chewing gum.

A plug, as of cloth or paper, used to retain a powder charge in a muzzleloading gun or cannon.

A disk, as of felt or paper, used to keep the powder and shot in place in a shotgun cartridge.

Informal A large amount: a wad of troubles.

Informal A sizable roll of paper money.

Informal A considerable amount of money.

To compress into a wad.

To pad, pack, line, or plug with wadding.

To hold (shot or powder) in place with a wad.

To insert a wad into (a firearm).

To form into a wad.