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/ pæd /
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noun
verb (used with object), pad·ded, pad·ding.
verb (used without object), pad·ded, pad·ding.
to insure the proper forging of a piece.
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Idioms about pad
on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, especially on a regular basis.
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Other definitions for pad (2 of 3)
pad2
[ pad ]
/ pæd /
noun
verb (used with object), pad·ded, pad·ding.
to travel along on foot.
to beat down by treading.
verb (used without object), pad·ded, pad·ding.
to travel on foot; walk.
to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.
Origin of pad
2First recorded in 1545–55; noun from Middle Dutch or Low German pad “path” (originally thieves' and beggars' slang); hence, apparently, “highwayman” and “horse”); verb from Middle Dutch padden “to make or follow a path,” cognate with Old English pæththan “to traverse,” derivative of pæth; see origin at path; defs. 1, 8 perhaps represent an independent expressive word that has been influenced by other senses
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British Dictionary definitions for pad (1 of 2)
pad1
/ (pæd) /
noun
verb pads, padding or padded (tr)
to line, stuff, or fill out with soft material, esp in order to protect or give shape to
(often foll by out) to inflate with irrelevant or false informationto pad out a story
Word Origin for pad
C16: origin uncertain; compare Low German pad sole of the foot
British Dictionary definitions for pad (2 of 2)
pad2
/ (pæd) /
verb pads, padding or padded
(intr; often foll by along, up, etc) to walk with a soft or muffled tread
(when intr, often foll by around) to travel (a route) on foot, esp at a slow pace; trampto pad around the country
noun
a dull soft sound, esp of footsteps
archaic short for footpad
archaic, or dialect a slow-paced horse; nag
Australian a path or tracka cattle pad
Word Origin for pad
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden, from pad path
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