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Definition of Pad

1. Noun. A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.

2. Verb. Add details to. "They won't pad the story "

3. Noun. The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily).

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"

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.

8. Verb. Add padding to. "Pad the seat of the chair"

9. Noun. A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.

10. Noun. Temporary living quarters.

11. Noun. The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger.

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

1. 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. 5. 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. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. 8. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing. Pad saddle. See def. 3, above. Pad tree, a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. Origin: Perh. Akin to pod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pad

pacos pacos PACS pacs pact pacta pactamycin paction pactioned pactions

pacts pactum pacu pacy pad (current term) pad (current term) padang padangs padauk padauks

Padda Padda oryzivora padded padder padders paddies padding paddings paddle paddle

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