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1   [pad] noun, verb, pad·ded, pad·ding.
noun
1.
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
2.
a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree.
3.
a number of sheets of paper glued or otherwise held together at one edge to form a tablet.
4.
a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp.
5.
Anatomy, Zoology. any fleshy mass of tissue that cushions a weight-bearing part of the body, as on the underside of a paw.
EXPAND
6.
the foot, as of a fox, hare, or wolf.
7.
a piece or fold of gauze or other absorbent material for use as a surgical dressing or a protective covering.
8.
Zoology. a pulvillus, as on the tarsus or foot of an insect.
9.
a lily pad.
10.
Rocketry. launch pad.
11.
Slang.
a.
one's living quarters, as an apartment or room.
b.
one's bed.
c.
a room where people gather to take narcotics; an addicts' den.
12.
Slang.
a.
money paid as a bribe to and shared among police officers, as for ignoring law violations.
b.
a list of police officers receiving such money.
13.
Electricity. a nonadjustable attenuator consisting of a network of fixed resistors.
14.
Shipbuilding.
a.
a metal plate riveted or welded to a surface as a base or attachment for bolts, hooks, eyes, etc.
b.
a piece of wood laid on the back of a deck beam to give the deck surface a desired amount of camber.
15.
Carpentry.
a.
a handle for holding various small, interchangeable saw blades.
b.
Also, pod. a socket in a brace for a bit.
16.
Metallurgy. a raised surface on a casting.
17.
a small deposit of weld metal, as for building up a worn surface.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
18.
to furnish, protect, fill out, or stuff with a pad or padding.
19.
to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly: to pad a speech; to pad an expense account.
20.
Metallurgy. to add metal to (a casting) above its required dimensions, to insure the flow of enough metal to all parts.

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verb (used without object)
21.
to insure the proper forging of a piece.
Idiom
22.
on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, especially on a regular basis.
Origin:
1545–55; orig. special uses of obsolete pad bundle to lie on, perhaps blend of pack1 and bed
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pad

2   [pad] noun, verb, pad·ded, pad·ding.
noun
1.
a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
2.
a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse.
3.
a highwayman.
4.
British Dialect. a path, lane, or road.
verb (used with object)
5.
to travel along on foot.
6.
to beat down by treading.
verb (used without object)
7.
to travel on foot; walk.
8.
to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.
Origin:
1545–55; (noun) < Middle Dutch or Low German pad path (orig. argot; hence, apparently, “highwayman” and “horse”); (v.) < Middle Dutch padden to make or follow a path, cognate with Old English pæththan to traverse, derivative of pæth path; defs. 1, 8 perhaps represent an independent expressive word that has been influenced by other senses
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Word Origin & History

pad
"to walk," 1553, probably from M.Du. paden "walk along a path, make a path," from pad, pat "path." Originally criminals' slang, perhaps of imitative origin (sound of feet trudging on a dirt road).
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Medical Dictionary

pad (pād)
n.

  1. A soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly.

  2. A fatty mass of tissue acting as a cushion in the body, such as the fleshy underside of a finger or toe.

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Slang Dictionary

pad definition


  1. n.
    a place to live; one's room or dwelling. : Why don't you come over to my pad for a while?
  2. tv.
    to lengthen a piece of writing with unnecessary material. (See also padded.) : This story would be better if you hadn't padded it with so much chitchat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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padded definition


  1. mod.
    plump or fat. : He didn't hurt himself when he fell down. He's well padded there.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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