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Definition pad
Etymology 1
1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (�sole of the foot�).
Noun
pad (plural pads)
- 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.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- A sanitary napkin.
- (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- (cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
- A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- A keypad.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
- (US, slang) A bed.
- (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- (Britain, slang) A prison cell.
- (cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- A mousepad.
- (electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- (nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Verb
pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)
- (transitive) To stuff.
- (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
- (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
- (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
- (transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
Etymology 2
From Middle English pade, padde, from Old English padde, from Proto-Germanic *padd? (�toad�). Cognate with Dutch pad, German Low German Pad (�toad�), dialectal German Padde, Danish padde, Swedish padda, Icelandic padda (�toad�), and possibly to English paddle.
Noun
pad (plural pads)
- (Britain, dialectal) A toad.
Etymology 3
From Dutch pad or Middle Low German pat (�path�). Doublet of path.
Noun
pad (plural pads)
- (Britain, dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
- An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
- (Britain, obsolete) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
- The act of highway robbery.
Etymology 4
Perhaps an alteration of ped.
Noun
pad (plural pads)
- (Britain, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
Etymology 5
Probably partly from Middle Low German, partly imitative.
Verb
pad (third-person singular simple present pads, present participle padding, simple past and past participle padded)
- (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
- (intransitive) To travel on foot.
- (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
- (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.
Etymology 6
Probably imitative, perhaps related to or influenced by Etymology 5, above.
Interjection
pad
- Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
Noun
pad (plural pads)
- The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
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