pad
(noun) the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal’s foot or of a human’s finger
diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad
(noun) temporary living quarters
pad
(noun) a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad
(noun) a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
pad
(noun) the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
pad, pad of paper, tablet
(noun) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
pad, bolster
(verb) add padding to; “pad the seat of the chair”
embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
(verb) add details to
pad, fill out
(verb) line or stuff with soft material; “pad a bra”
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
(verb) walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pad (plural pads)
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
A soft, or small, cushion.
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
A sanitary napkin.
(US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
A keypad.
A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"
The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
Synonym: synth pad
(US, slang) A bed.
(colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
(UK, slang) A prison cell.
(cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
A mousepad.
(electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
(nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
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• one-time pad
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pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)
(transitive) To stuff.
(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
(transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
(transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
(transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
pad (plural pads)
(British, dialectal) A toad.
pad (plural pads)
(British, dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
(British, obsolete) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
pad (plural pads)
(British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)
(transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
(intransitive) To travel on foot.
(intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
(intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
(intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.
pad
Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
pad (plural pads)
The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
• ADP, APD, DPA, PDA, dap
Source: Wiktionary
Pad, n. Etym: [D. pad. sq. root21. See Path.]
1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. Addison An abbot on an ambling pad. Tennyson.
3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. Gay. Byron.
4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]
Pad, v. t.
Definition: To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.] Padding the streets for half a crown. Somerville.
Pad, v. i.
1. To travel heavily or slowly. Bunyan.
2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather.
3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]
Pad, n. Etym: [Perh. akin to pod.]
1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
7. (Med.)
Definition: A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
8. (Naut.)
Definition: A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. W. C. Russel.
9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] Simmonds. Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing.
– Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.
– Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Knight.
Pad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding.]
1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
2. (Calico Printing)
Definition: To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; “The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks”
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