Stuart's Daily Word Spot: Wade

Wade: verb - move onward; of a weapon - go through something; walk inwater, liquid or other soft substance that impedes movement; pass over a river orstream on foot; tackle a laborious or tedious task, a long or uninterestingbook; go on with difficulty or by force; run over in one's mind; of the sun ormoon - appear to move through clouds or mist.Noun - something that can be waded through, a ford; wading.
'Having spent fourexhausting days travelling through the desert on foot, the party reached thewide river and had to wade across it to reach civilisation on the far bank.'
'Jonathan had promised toread the book to the end, in spite of the poor English and questionable plot,so he was forced to wade through the bad writing until he reached the finalfull stop.'
Pic: North of Dalton, East Riding of Yorkshire.