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Definition of pad
Pronunciation: păd | n. | 1. | A footpath; a road. | | 2. | An easy-paced horse; a padnag. | | 3. | A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; - usually called a footpad. | | 4. | The act of robbing on the highway. | | v. t. | 1. | To travel upon foot; to tread. | | v. i. | 1. | To travel heavily or slowly. | | 2. | To rob on foot. | | 3. | To wear a path by walking. | | n. | 1. | A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. | | 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. | | 3. | A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. | | 4. | A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. | | 5. | (Zool.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. | | 6. | A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. | | 7. | (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. | | 8. | (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. | | 9. | A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. | | 10. | A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. | | 11. | A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them; | | v. t. | 1. | To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. | | 2. | (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. |
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