Noun
the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal

Noun
temporary living quarters

Noun
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

Noun
a usually thin flat mass of padding

Noun
a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

Noun
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

Noun
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

Verb
add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"

Verb
add details to

Verb
line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"

Verb
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"

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n.
A footpath; a road.

n.
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

n.
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.

n.
The act of robbing on the highway.

v. t.
To travel upon foot; to tread.

v. i.
To travel heavily or slowly.

v. i.
To rob on foot.

v. i.
To wear a path by walking.

n.
A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

n.
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.

n.
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

n.
A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

n.
A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

n.
A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

n.
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

n.
A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

n.
A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.

v. t.
To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

v. t.
To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.

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Pad

Pad , n. [D. pad. &root;21. See Path.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. Addison

An abbot on an ambling pad.

3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. Gay. Byron. 4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]

Pad

Pad, v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.]

Padding the streets for half a crown.

Pad

Pad, v. i. 1. To travel heavily or slowly. Bunyan. 2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. 3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]

Pad

Pad, n. [Perh. akin to pod.] 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. (Zo'94l.) 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. W. C. Russel. 9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] Simmonds. 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.

Pad

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

A footpath; a road.

To travel upon foot; to tread.

To travel heavily or slowly.

A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.