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Definition of Pad
1. Noun. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
Specialized synonyms: Message Pad, Writing Pad, Notepad
Generic synonyms: Paper
2. Verb. Add details to. "They won't pad the story "
Specialized synonyms: Glorify
Generic synonyms: Amplify, Exaggerate, Hyperbolise, Hyperbolize, Magnify, Overdraw, Overstate
Derivative terms: Aggrandisement, Aggrandizement, Drama, Embellishment, Embroidery
3. Noun. The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily).
Generic synonyms: Foliage, Leaf, Leafage
Specialized synonyms: Lily Pad
4. Verb. Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud. "They pad up the hill"; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
Generic synonyms: Walk
Specialized synonyms: Slop, Slosh, Splash, Splosh, Squelch, Squish
Derivative terms: Footslogger, Plodder, Plodder, Plodder, Plodding, Tramper, Trudge, Trudger
5. Noun. A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp.
6. Verb. Line or stuff with soft material. "Pad a bra"
7. Noun. A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort.
Generic synonyms: Cushioning, Padding
8. Verb. Add padding to. "Pad the seat of the chair"
9. Noun. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
Generic synonyms: Platform
Group relationships: Launching Site
10. Noun. Temporary living quarters.
Generic synonyms: Living Quarters, Quarters
Derivative terms: Domiciliate, Lodge, Lodge
11. Noun. The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger.
Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Definition of Pad
1. n. A footpath; a road.
2. v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread.
3. v. i. To travel heavily or slowly.
4. n. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
5. v. t. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
Definition of Pad
1. to line or stuff with soft material [v PADDED, PADDING, PADS]
Medical Definition of Pad
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1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; especially, 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; especially, one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
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