[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a small mass, lump, or ball of anything:a wad of tobacco.a wad of paper;a wad of tobacco.", "a small mass of cotton, wool, or other fibrous or soft material, used for stuffing, padding, packing, etc.", "a roll of something, especially of bank notes.", "Informal.a comparatively large stock or quantity of something, especially money:He's got a healthy wad salted away.", "a plug of cloth, tow, paper, or the like, used to hold the powder or shot, or both, in place in a gun or cartridge.", "British Dialect.a bundle, especially a small one, of hay, straw, etc."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to form (material) into a wad.", "to roll tightly (often followed byup):He wadded up his cap and stuck it into his pocket.", "to hold in place by a wad:They rammed and wadded the shot into their muskets.", "to put a wad into; stuff with a wad.", "to fill out with or as if with wadding ;stuff; pad:to wad a quilt;to wad a speech with useless information."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become formed into a wad:The damp tissues had wadded in his pocket."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals."]}]