pad
Speech parts
1. pad - Noun
2. pad - Verb
3. pad - Interjection
Meaning
A footpath; a road.
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
The act of robbing on the highway.
To travel upon foot; to tread.
To travel heavily or slowly.
To rob on foot.
To wear a path by walking.
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 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.
To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.
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pad the seat of the chair
pad a bra
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Accessories * Foam tap — a small foam pad placed under the ball of the foot to push the foot up and back if the shoe is too loose.
After renting out his bachelor pad for a number of years, in 2010 Leslie had no choice but to part with it.
According to his autobiography, Errol Flynn and he were firm friends and rented Rosalind Russell 's house at 601 North Linden Drive as a bachelor pad.