pad

(păd)

1. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.
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 the water lily.
   b. The flattened fleshy stem of a cactus such as certain varieties of prickly pear. Also called paddle¹.
6. a. The cushionlike flesh on the underpart of the toes and feet of many animals.
   b. The foot of such an animal.
7. The fleshy underside of the end of a finger or toe.
8. a. A launch pad.
   b. A helipad.
9. A keypad.
10. Slang One's apartment or room.

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.

Related Forms:

• padˈless adjective

(păd)

1. To go about on foot.
2. To move or walk about almost inaudibly.

1. A muffled sound resembling that of soft footsteps.
2. A horse with a plodding gait.

Related Forms:

• padˈder noun