pad
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/pæd/
English
Definitions
noun
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
verb
- To stuff.
- To furnish with a pad or padding.
- To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.“May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman”
- To imbue uniformly with a mordant.“to pad cloth”
noun
- A toad.
noun
- A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
noun
- A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
verb
- To travel along (a road, path etc.).
- To travel on foot.
- To wear a path by walking.
- To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
noun
- The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
interjection
- Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.“I heard her soft footsteps, pad, pad along the corridor.”
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