noun

1. a small, soft mass or ball, as a handful of cotton, crumpled paper, etc.
2. a lump or small, compact mass (of something) a wad of chewing tobacco
3. a mass of soft or fibrous material used for padding, packing, stuffing, etc.
4. a plug of hemp, tow, paper, etc. stuffed against a charge to keep it firmly in the breech of a muzzleloading gun or in a cartridge
5. ☆ Informal a roll of paper money
6. ☆ Slang a large amount, esp. of money

Etymology: ML wadda, wadding < ?

transitive verb wadded wad′·ded, wadding wad′·ding

1. to compress into a wad
2. ☆ to roll up (paper, etc.) into a wad
3. 1. to plug with a wad
   2. to force or stuff to wad oakum into a crack
4. to line or pad with or as with wadding
5. to hold (a charge) in place by a wad