Ford \Ford\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fording}.] To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to be forted. --Milton.
fording n : the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse [syn: {ford}]