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Meaning of 'pad'
Meaning of 'pad' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Pad 
[ n.]
- A footpath; a road. [ n.]- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
- The act of robbing on the highway.
- A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
- 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.
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
- A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
- A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
2. Pad [ v. i.]
- To travel heavily or slowly. [ v. i.]- To rob on foot.
- To wear a path by walking.
3. Pad [ v. t.]
- To travel upon foot; to tread. [ v. t.]- To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
- To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.
Meaning of 'pad' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. pad [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
Example in sentence:
- Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Meaning (2):
- line or stuff with soft material
- line or stuff with soft material
Example in sentence:
- pad a bra
Meaning (3):
- add padding to
- add padding to
Example in sentence:
- pad the seat of the chair
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