pad
noun
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• a thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.
• "a pad of cotton wool"
Similar:
dressing,
compress,
pack,
padding,
wadding,
wad,
stuffing,
cushion,
squab,
pillow,
bolster,
filling,
upholstery,
• the fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger.
• "a dog's pads will bleed profusely if cut"
• a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing.
• "she sketched something on a big white pad"
Similar:
notebook,
notepad,
writing pad,
memo pad,
tablet,
sketch pad,
sketchbook,
jotter,
block,
scratch pad,
• a flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter take-off and landing or for rocket-launching.
• "an office building with a helicopter pad"
• a person's home.
• "he crashed at my pad when he was in town"
• a flat area on a track of a printed circuit or on the edge of an integrated circuit to which wires or component leads can be attached to make an electrical connection.
pad
verb
• fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.
• "the boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber"
• lengthen a speech, piece of writing, etc. with unnecessary material.
• "don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive"
Similar:
spin out,
fill out,
augment,
amplify,
increase,
add to,
stretch out,
eke out,
flesh out,
lengthen,
overdo,
protract,
elaborate,
• add false items to (an expenses claim or bill) in order to receive unjustified payment.
• "the indictment alleges that he padded expenses and claimed wages for work he didn't do"
• put on protective pads in order to play a sport, especially cricket.
• "at the age of 90, he still pads up ready to bat"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘bundle of straw to lie on’): the senses may not be of common origin; the meaning ‘underpart of an animal's foot’ is perhaps related to Low German pad ‘sole of the foot’; the history remains obscure.
pad
verb
• walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound.
• "she padded along the corridor"
Similar:
walk quietly,
tread softly,
walk barefoot,
walk in stockinged feet,
walk in slippers,
shuffle,
soft-shoe,
pad
noun
• the soft dull sound of steady steps.
• "he heard the pad of feet"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Low German padden ‘to tread, go along a path’, partly imitative.
