pad
noun (1)
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Definition of pad
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: a thin flat mat or cushion: such as
(1)
: a guard worn to shield body parts against impact
(2)
: sanitary napkin
(3)
: padding used to shape an article of clothing
(4)
: a piece of usually folded absorbent material (such as gauze) used as a surgical dressing or protective covering
(5)
: a component of certain brake systems (such as disc brakes) consisting of a plate covered with a frictional material
(6)
: a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle
b
: a piece of material saturated with ink for inking the surface of a rubber stamp
2
: a collection of sheets of paper glued or fastened together at one end
3a
: the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an animal
b
: the foot of an animal
4a
: living quarters
b
: bed
5a(1)
: an area used for helicopter takeoffs and landings
(2)
: a section of an airstrip used for warm-ups or turnarounds
b
: launchpad
c
: a horizontal concrete surface (as for parking a mobile home)
6a
: a floating leaf of a water plant
b
: the flattened, fleshy, paddle-shaped stem segment of a cactus (such as a prickly pear)
pad
verb (1)
padded;
padding
Definition of pad (Entry 2 of 5)
2
: to expand or increase especially with needless, misleading, or fraudulent matter
pad the sales figures
—often used with out they pad out their bibliographies— J. P. Kenyon
pad
verb (2)
padded;
padding
Definition of pad (Entry 3 of 5)
: to traverse on foot
: to go on foot : walk
especially
: to walk with or as if with padded feet
the dog padded along beside him padding around in bedroom slippers