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P0007300 (păd)n.1. a. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.b. Sports A piece of equipment consisting of shaped cushioning material often attached to a hard outer surface and worn to protect against blows, collisions, or shots.2. A flexible saddle without a frame.3. An ink-soaked cushion used to ink a rubber stamp.4. A number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top of the other and glued together at one end; a tablet.5. a. The broad floating leaf of an aquatic plant such as a water lily.b. The flattened fleshy stem of a cactus such as a prickly pear. Also called paddle¹.6. a. The fleshy underside of the end of a finger or toe.b. The cushionlike flesh on the underside of the toes and feet of many animals.c. The foot of such an animal.7. a. A launch pad.b. A helipad.8. a. A keypad.b. A touchpad.9. Slang One's living quarters, especially an apartment.tr.v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads 1. To line or stuff with soft material.2. To lengthen or increase, especially with extraneous or false information: pad a lecture with jokes; pad an expense account.

[Origin unknown.]

pad′less adj.

pad²

P0007300 (păd)v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads v.intr.1. To go about on foot.2. To move or walk about almost inaudibly.v.tr. To go along (a route) on foot: padding the long road into town.n.1. A muffled sound resembling that of soft footsteps.2. A horse with a plodding gait.

[Early Modern English, probably from Middle Low German *padden (modern Low German padden), from pat, pad-, path; see pent- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, probably partly also imitative of footsteps.]

pad′der n.

pad

(pæd) n1. a thick piece of soft material used to make something comfortable, give it shape, or protect it2. (General Sporting Terms) a guard made of flexible resilient material worn in various sports to protect parts of the body3. Also called: stamp pad or ink pad a block of firm absorbent material soaked with ink for transferring to a rubber stamp4. Also called: notepad or writing pad a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge5. a flat piece of stiff material used to back a piece of blotting paper6. (Zoology) a. the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etcb. any of the parts constituting such a structure7. any of various level surfaces or flat-topped structures, such as a launch pad8. (Zoology) entomol a nontechnical name for pulvillus9. (Botany) the large flat floating leaf of the water lily10. (Electronics) electronics a resistive attenuator network inserted in the path of a signal to reduce amplitude or to match one circuit to another11. slang a person's residence12. slang a bed or bedroomvb (tr) , pads, padding or padded13. to line, stuff, or fill out with soft material, esp in order to protect or give shape to14. (often foll by out) to inflate with irrelevant or false information: to pad out a story. [C16: origin uncertain; compare Low German pad sole of the foot]

pad

(pæd) vb, pads, padding or padded1. (intr; often foll by along, up, etc) to walk with a soft or muffled tread2. (when: intr, often foll by around) to travel (a route) on foot, esp at a slow pace; tramp: to pad around the country. n3. a dull soft sound, esp of footsteps4. (Historical Terms) archaic short for footpad5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) archaic or dialect a slow-paced horse; nag6. Austral a path or track: a cattle pad. [C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden, from pad path]

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n., v. pad•ded, pad•ding. n. 1. a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle. 3. a number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge to form a tablet. 4. a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp. 5. a. the fleshy mass of tissue on the underside of each finger and toe. b. any of the cushionlike parts on the feet of vertebrates. c. the enlarged structure at the tip of the legs in certain insects; pulvillus. 6. lily pad. 7. Slang. a. one's living quarters. b. one's bed. v.t. 8. to furnish or stuff with a pad or padding. 9. to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly: to pad a book; to pad an expense account. Idioms: on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, esp. on a regular basis. [1545–55; of obscure orig.]

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n., v. pad•ded, pad•ding. n. 1. a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground. 2. a slow-paced road horse. 3. Brit. Dial. a path. v.i. 4. to travel on foot; walk. 5. to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound. v.t. 6. to travel along on foot. 7. to beat down by treading. [1545–55; orig. argot, < Middle Dutch or Low German pad path]

Pad

a bunch or package; a mass of anything soft, e.g., a cushion.Examples: pad of forms, 1876; of mackerel (measure of sixty mackerel); of straw, 1554; of wool; of writing paper, 1865; of yarn.

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Past participle: padded
Gerund: padding

Imperative
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pad

Present
I pad
you pad
he/she/it pads
we pad
you pad
they pad

Preterite
I padded
you padded
he/she/it padded
we padded
you padded
they padded

Present Continuous
I am padding
you are padding
he/she/it is padding
we are padding
you are padding
they are padding

Present Perfect
I have padded
you have padded
he/she/it has padded
we have padded
you have padded
they have padded

Past Continuous
I was padding
you were padding
he/she/it was padding
we were padding
you were padding
they were padding

Past Perfect
I had padded
you had padded
he/she/it had padded
we had padded
you had padded
they had padded

Future
I will pad
you will pad
he/she/it will pad
we will pad
you will pad
they will pad

Future Perfect
I will have padded
you will have padded
he/she/it will have padded
we will have padded
you will have padded
they will have padded

Future Continuous
I will be padding
you will be padding
he/she/it will be padding
we will be padding
you will be padding
they will be padding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been padding
you have been padding
he/she/it has been padding
we have been padding
you have been padding
they have been padding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been padding
you will have been padding
he/she/it will have been padding
we will have been padding
you will have been padding
they will have been padding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been padding
you had been padding
he/she/it had been padding
we had been padding
you had been padding
they had been padding

Conditional
I would pad
you would pad
he/she/it would pad
we would pad
you would pad
they would pad

Past Conditional
I would have padded
you would have padded
he/she/it would have padded
we would have padded
you would have padded
they would have padded

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pad - a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edgepad of paper, tabletmessage pad, writing pad - a pad of paper on which messages can be writtenpaper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grassesnotepad - a pad of paper for keeping notes
	2.	pad - the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinthfoliage, leaf, leafage - the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plantslily pad - floating leaves of a water lily
	3.	pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stampinking pad, inkpad, stamp padblock - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"
	4.	pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfortcarpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment - a pad placed under a carpetcleaning pad - a pad used as a cleaning implementmat - a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on itmattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bedmattress pad - a protective pad over a mattress to protect itcushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfortpanel - a soft pad placed under a saddleplastron - a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chestpotholder - an insulated pad for holding hot potspowderpuff, puff - a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skinrat - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffureKotex, sanitary napkin, sanitary towel - a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flowhot pad, table mat - a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a tableskin patch, transdermal patch - a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream
	5.	pad - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launchedlaunch area, launch pad, launching pad, launchpadplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"launching site - a place for launching pads
	6.	pad - temporary living quarters domiciliation, lodgings, diggings, digsliving quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters"
	7.	pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's fingerpaw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadrupedanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"
Verb	1.	pad - add details toaggrandise, aggrandize, embellish, embroider, lard, dramatise, dramatize, blow upglorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building"exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
	2.	pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"footslog, plod, trudge, slog, trampwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
	3.	pad - line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"fill outstuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets"rat - give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
	4.	pad - add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"bolsterfill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

pad

¹noun1. wad, dressing, pack, padding, compress, wadding He placed a pad of cotton wool over the cut.2. cushion, filling, stuffing, pillow, bolster, upholstery Seat-pad covers which tie to the backs of your chairs3. notepad, block, tablet, notebook, jotter, writing pad Have a pad and pencil ready.4. (Slang) home, flat, apartment, place, room, quarters, hang-out (informal) He's bought himself a bachelor pad.5. paw, foot, sole My cat has an infection in the pad of its foot.verb1. pack, line, fill, protect, shape, stuff, cushion Pad the seat with a pillow.pad something out lengthen, stretch, elaborate, inflate, fill out, amplify, augment, spin out, flesh out, eke out, protract He padded out his article with a lot of quotations.

pad

²verb sneak, creep, prowl, steal, ghost, tiptoe, slink, pussyfoot (informal), tread warily, go barefoot, walk quietly He padded around in his slippers.

Translations

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pad¹

(pӕd) noun1. a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc. She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.衬垫2. sheets of paper fixed together. a writing-pad.便笺簿3. a platform from which rockets are sent off. a launching-pad.发射台 verb – past tense, past participle ˈpadded – to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc). The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.填塞ˈpadding noun material used to make a pad to protect, fill etc. He used old blankets as padding.衬垫pad out to fill with a soft material to make the right size. The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat.用软物充填

pad²

(pӕd) – past tense, past participle ˈpadded – verb to walk softly. The dog padded along the road.放轻步子走

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crash pad

A place where free accommodation is provided on a temporary basis. Because of our spare bedroom, our house has become something of a crash pad for visiting friends and family.See also: crash, pad

pad (one's)/the accounts

To make one's financial accounts appear more successful, stable, or secure than they really are, as by fraudulently concealing losses or by reporting false profits. Once the company's fraud came to light, it was quickly discovered that they had padded their accounts for years. Mark had taken to padding his accounts in the company to hide the losses from his husband's excessive spending habits.See also: account, pad

pad (one's)/the expense account

To make unnecessary or fraudulent charges to one's company expense accounts for one's personal use. Have you been padding your expense account, Johnson? You're going to have to explain some of these mysterious out-of-state charges.See also: account, expense, pad

padded account

A financial account that has been made to appear more successful, stable, or secure, as by fraudulently concealing losses or by reporting false profits. Once the company's fraud came to light, it was quickly discovered that Tom had been keeping padded accounts for years.See also: account, pad

well padded

Of a portly figure; fleshy or fat. Often hyphenated. I used to be rather skinny in my youth, but when I hit middle age, I grew rather well padded. I fell off my bike this morning, but luckily my well-padded bottom broke my fall!See also: pad, well

on the pad

Accepting bribes. A phrase typically said of police officers. He's made some very uncharacteristic decisions lately, which makes me wonder if he's on the pad.See also: on, pad

pad (something) out

To fill something with cheaper or unnecessary material in order to make it appear fuller, larger, or longer. If the movie were about 30 minutes shorter, it would have actually been an exciting little action flick—unfortunately, they decided to pad it out with this completely useless love story. He padded out the costume with tissue paper to make it look more like a pumpkin.See also: out, pad

granny pad

A small house on one's property, separate from the main house, that serves as a permanent home for one's aging parents. Also called a "granny pod." With this granny pad, I get to see my family all the time, while still having a place of my own that is easy to maintain. Just don't call me "Granny"!See also: granny, pad

pad down

To arrange to sleep some place, especially on a temporary basis. I'll just pad down at my brother's apartment while I look for a place to live. Where are you padding down while you're in town?See also: down, pad

pad the bill

To inflate the charges made to someone for some product, meal, or service by adding extra, typically unnecessary or unwanted items or fees. Their website is really easy to use, but I hate that they pad the bill with so many fees and charges right at the very end. Don't let them pad the bill with extra services you don't want or need.See also: bill, pad

padded

1. Having a surplus of body fat. Good thing my but is so well padded, or I could have done some serious damage to myself when I fell off my bike!2. Inflated with additional or excessive things. You can tell the movie was padded to get it to a 90-minute run time. It looked like the bill had been padded with a bunch of bogus administrative charges.See also: pad

pussy pad

1. vulgar slang An extra seat or portion of the main seat of a motorcycle meant for a passenger, so called because such a seat is traditionally occupied by a woman. "Pussy" is a vulgar slang term for the vagina. I can give you a lift to the supermarket on my bike, but you'll have to ride on the pussy pad.2. vulgar slang A female pelvic protector as worn by athletes in sporting events. Good thing I was wearing that pussy pad, or I might have done some serious damage to myself.3. vulgar slang A pad used with a barbell during squats to give cushioning and support to one's neck. So-called because it is looked down on by some as being unmanly to use. I know some guys at the gym sneer at me for using a pussy pad, but it just hurts my neck way too much to do squats without one.See also: pad, pussy

earth pads

slang Shoes. These earth pads aren't made for hiking—I need to go change.See also: earth, pad

pad down (some place)

Sl. to make one's bed somewhere, usually a casual or temporary bed. Do you mind if I pad down at your place for the night? Can I pad down tonight?See also: down, pad

pad out

Sl. to go to bed or to sleep. Man, if I don't pad out by midnight, I'm a zombie. Why don't you people go home so I can pad out?See also: out, pad

pad something out

Fig. to make something appear to be larger or longer by adding unnecessary material. lf we pad the costume out here, it will make the person who wears it look much plumper. Let's pad out this paragraph a little.See also: out, pad

pad the bill

Fig. to put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher. The plumber had padded the bill with things we didn't need. I was falsely accused of padding the bill.See also: bill, pad

crash pad

A free, temporary lodging place, as in The company maintains several crash pads for employees from out-of-town divisions. This expression originally referred to a place affording runaways, drug addicts, and the like somewhere to crash in the sense of "sleep." In time it also was used more broadly, as in the example. [Slang; 1960s] See also: crash, pad

pad out

v.1. To line or stuff something with soft material to make it fuller, puffier, or fluffier: I padded the pillow out with extra down. If you don't like the shape of this coat, we can pad out the shoulders for a fuller look.2. To lengthen or increase something, especially with something extraneous: The director padded out the movie with several extra scenes so that it would be 90 minutes long. The lazy student wrote a short report and padded it out with useless facts. See also: out, pad

earth pads

n. shoes. (Streets.) Where are your earth pads, girlfriend? You can’t go to town with nekkid feet! See also: earth, pad

pad

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.

pad down (somewhere)

in. to make one’s bed somewhere, usually a casual or temporary bed. Do you mind if I pad down at your place for the night? See also: down, pad, somewhere

pad down

verbSee pad down somewhereSee also: down, pad

pad out

in. to go to bed or to sleep. (see also pad.) Man, if I don’t pad out by midnight, I’m a zombie. See also: out, pad

padded

mod. plump or fat. He didn’t hurt himself when he fell down. He’s well padded there. See also: pad

pussy pad

n. a extra seat on a motorcycle, behind the driver. (see also crack-rack.) Most expensive crotch-rockets have a pussy pad. See also: pad, pussy

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