English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
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An act of wading.
"The archaic text lists several obsolete forms of woad, including the rare spelling wade."
Obsolete form of woad.
walk (through relatively shallow water)
"Can we wade across the river to the other side?"
"Wade the pond"
to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
"The hikers had to wade through the knee-deep mud to cross the boggy field."
In plain English: To wade means to walk slowly through water that is deep enough to reach your knees, waist, or chest.
"The hikers had to wade through the shallow river to cross the trail."
Usage: Use wade when walking slowly and with effort through shallow water, mud, or thick vegetation where your feet remain submerged but you do not swim. Avoid using it for deep currents or situations requiring flotation devices like a boat or raft.
A topographic surname, from Old English​.
"The genealogical record identifies Wade as a topographic surname derived from Old English."
The word "wade" comes from the Old English verb wadan, which originally meant to go or pass through. It traveled into modern English with this same core meaning of moving through water up to one's knees.