1.To go; to move forward. (Obs.) "When might is joined unto cruelty, Alas, too deep will the venom wade." "Forbear, and wade no further in this speech."
2.To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move, sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc. "So eagerly the fiend... With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies."
3.Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed slowly among objects or circumstances that constantly embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book. "And wades through fumes, and gropes his way." "The king's admirable conduct has waded through all these difficulties."
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