pad 1 (p?d)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.pad 2 (p?d)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.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.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]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pad1 (pæd) 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.] pad2 (pæd) 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,