To walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance
“It took him three hours to wade through waist-high water too deep to take his two children with him.”
To walk across water or something that impedes progress
“We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.”
To progress with difficulty
“We will need the assistance of an extra clerk to wade through these documents.”
To browse or peruse reading material
“However, one has to wade through the book to locate the relatively few social and psychological studies.”
To move slowly, heavily, clumsily, or with difficulty
To make one's way through water using one's body
To search or check extensively or in a systematic manner
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