'PAD' definitions:

Definition of 'pad'

(from WordNet)
noun
A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge [syn: pad, pad of paper, tablet]
noun
The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
noun
A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad]
noun
A flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
noun
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area, pad]
noun
Temporary living quarters [syn: diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad]
noun
The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
verb
Add details to [syn: embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise]
verb
Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp]
verb
Line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: pad, fill out]
verb
Add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: pad, bolster]

Definition of 'Pad'

From: GCIDE
  • Pad \Pad\, v. i.
  • 1. To travel heavily or slowly. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pad'

From: GCIDE
  • Pad \Pad\, v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Padding the streets for half a crown. --Somerville. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pad'

From: GCIDE
  • Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.]
  • 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Zool.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. --W. C. Russel. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. [Slang] [PJC]
  • 11. A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them; also, the list of such officers receiving such a bribe. [PJC]
  • Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing.
  • Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.
  • Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. --Knight.
  • on the pad, receiving bribes; -- of police officers. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pad'

From: GCIDE
  • Pad \Pad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding.]
  • 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pad'

From: GCIDE
  • pad \pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See Path.]
  • 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison [1913 Webster]
  • An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. --Gay. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'pad'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'pad'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Packet Assembling Disassembling (CCITT, X.3, X.28, X.29, PSDN)

Words containing 'PAD'