PAD

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Hyponyms

• gamepad

• incontinence pad

• joypad

• keypad

• launchpad

• mousepad

• notepad

• one-time pad

• pawpad

• scratchpad

• sleeping pad

• touchpad

• trackpad

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

pad (plural pads)

(British, dialectal) A toad.

Etymology 3

Noun

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.

Etymology 4

Noun

pad (plural pads)

(British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.

Etymology 5

Verb

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.

Etymology 6

Interjection

pad

Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

Noun

pad (plural pads)

The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.

Anagrams

• ADP, APD, DPA, PDA, dap

Source: Wiktionary

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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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