Definition of "pad"
- noun
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.
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.
A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
A batsman's leg pad 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.
A bed.
A place of residence.
A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
A mousepad.
A toad.
A footpath, particularly one unformed or umaintained; a road or track.
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
- verb
To stuff.
To furnish with a pad or padding.
To fill or lengthen (a story, one's importance, etc.).
To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
To travel along (a road, path etc.).
To travel on foot.
To wear a path by walking.
To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
To practise highway robbery.
- interjection
Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
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