pad
1a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree.
a number of sheets of paper glued or otherwise held together at one edge to form a tablet.
a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp.
Anatomy, Zoology. any fleshy mass of tissue that cushions a weight-bearing part of the body, as on the underside of a paw.
the foot, as of a fox, hare, or wolf.
a piece or fold of gauze or other absorbent material for use as a surgical dressing or a protective covering.
Zoology. a pulvillus, as on the tarsus or foot of an insect.
a lily pad.
Rocketry. launch pad (def. 1).
Slang.
one's living quarters, as an apartment or room.
one's bed.
a room where people gather to take narcotics; an addicts' den.
Slang.
money paid as a bribe to and shared among police officers, as for ignoring law violations.
a list of police officers receiving such money.
Electricity. a nonadjustable attenuator consisting of a network of fixed resistors.
Shipbuilding.
a metal plate riveted or welded to a surface as a base or attachment for bolts, hooks, eyes, etc.
a piece of wood laid on the back of a deck beam to give the deck surface a desired amount of camber.
Carpentry.
a handle for holding various small, interchangeable saw blades.
Also pod . a socket in a brace for a bit.
Metallurgy. a raised surface on a casting.
a small deposit of weld metal, as for building up a worn surface.
to furnish, protect, fill out, or stuff with a pad or padding.
to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly: to pad a speech; to pad an expense account.
Metallurgy. to add metal to (a casting) above its required dimensions, to insure the flow of enough metal to all parts.
to insure the proper forging of a piece.
Idioms about pad
on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, especially on a regular basis.
Origin of pad
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Other definitions for pad (2 of 3)
a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse.
a highwayman.
British Dialect. a path, lane, or road.
to travel along on foot.
to beat down by treading.
to travel on foot; walk.
to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.
Origin of pad
2Other definitions for PaD (3 of 3)
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How to use pad in a sentence
However, the smart folks brought along these river-specific sleeping pads.
The Gear You Need to Bring on a 225-Mile River Trip | Mitch Breton | September 6, 2020 | Outside OnlineRocket Lab says it has monthly launches scheduled for the rest of 2020, including the company's first flight from a new pad at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Rocket Report: Musk updates Super Heavy plan, China to launch spaceplane? | Eric Berger | September 4, 2020 | Ars TechnicaYou’ll feel better, be back on your couch bingeing Selling Sunset before you know it, and you won’t be stinking up your pad.
Working out at home? Here’s how to keep your house from smelling like a gym. | Harry Guinness | September 3, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis keyboard is a speed machine with a comfortable wrist pad for sustained comfort.
Serious upgrades for your computer keyboard | PopSci Commerce Team | September 2, 2020 | Popular-ScienceMarry that with the adventures that nature offers, and the pandemic could serve as a launch pad to teach kids outdoor life skills that will come in handy.
Instead, they saw music videos as a launch pad for a whole new artistic movement: virality.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age | Lauren Schwartzberg | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe described in painful detail the composition of the bars and the heavy shackles on the pad locks.
He has underpinned his future program by winning from NASA a 20-year lease on the legendary launch pad 39A at Cape Canaveral.
Tycoons in Space: One in Orbit and One Still Grounded | Clive Irving | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWould you like to come over and see my new pad this weekend?
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More | Gary Wright | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf ESPN is a sleek bachelor pad, ESPNW is the cottage next door filled with Activia and ultra-soft toilet paper.
Her mother, wearing an ink-stained jacket, was busy at her desk, the pen scratching on the big sheets of pad paper.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonBobby said it should have been written on yellow paper with an asbestos pad under it to save scorching Miss Pendletons desk.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonMargaret Halley stared reflectively at the blotting-pad for a moment, and then described a typical seance at Kazmah's.
Dope | Sax RohmerAs she sat by, crushing the juice from the berries with a stick, Jess planned the ink pad.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler WarnerThese they used for stuffing for the pad, and covered them with a pocket which Violet carefully ripped from her apron.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
British Dictionary definitions for pad (1 of 2)
/ (pæd) /
a thick piece of soft material used to make something comfortable, give it shape, or protect it
a guard made of flexible resilient material worn in various sports to protect parts of the body
Also called: stamp pad, ink pad a block of firm absorbent material soaked with ink for transferring to a rubber stamp
Also called: notepad, writing pad a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
a flat piece of stiff material used to back a piece of blotting paper
the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etc
any of the parts constituting such a structure
any of various level surfaces or flat-topped structures, such as a launch pad
entomol a nontechnical name for pulvillus
the large flat floating leaf of the water lily
electronics a resistive attenuator network inserted in the path of a signal to reduce amplitude or to match one circuit to another
slang a person's residence
slang a bed or bedroom
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 information: to pad out a story
Origin of pad
1British Dictionary definitions for pad (2 of 2)
/ (pæd) /
(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; tramp: to pad around the country
a dull soft sound, esp of footsteps
archaic short for footpad
archaic, or dialect a slow-paced horse; nag
Australian a path or track: a cattle pad
Origin of pad
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