pad

1
[ pad ]
/ pæd /

noun

verb (used with object), pad·ded, pad·ding.

verb (used without object), pad·ded, pad·ding.

to insure the proper forging of a piece.

Idioms for pad

    on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, especially on a regular basis.

Origin of pad

1
1545–55; orig. special uses of obsolete pad bundle to lie on, perhaps blend of pack1 and bed

Definition for pad (2 of 3)

pad 2
[ pad ]
/ pæd /

noun

verb (used with object), pad·ded, pad·ding.

to travel along on foot.
to beat down by treading.

verb (used without object), pad·ded, pad·ding.

to travel on foot; walk.
to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.

Origin of pad

2
1545–55; (noun) < Middle Dutch or Low German pad path (orig. argot; hence, apparently, “highwayman” and “horse”); (v.) < Middle Dutch padden to make or follow a path, cognate with Old English pæththan to traverse, derivative of pæth path; defs 1, 8 perhaps represent an independent expressive word that has been influenced by other senses

Definition for pad (3 of 3)

PaD

Pennsylvania Dutch.

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British Dictionary definitions for pad (1 of 2)

pad 1
/ (pæd) /

noun

verb pads, padding or padded (tr)

to line, stuff, or fill out with soft material, esp in order to protect or give shape to
(often foll by out) to inflate with irrelevant or false information to pad out a story

Word Origin for pad

C16: origin uncertain; compare Low German pad sole of the foot

British Dictionary definitions for pad (2 of 2)

pad 2
/ (pæd) /

verb pads, padding or padded

(intr; often foll by along, up, etc) to walk with a soft or muffled tread
(when intr, often foll by around) to travel (a route) on foot, esp at a slow pace; tramp to pad around the country

noun

a dull soft sound, esp of footsteps
archaic short for footpad
archaic, or dialect a slow-paced horse; nag
Australian a path or track a cattle pad

Word Origin for pad

C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden, from pad path

Medical definitions for pad

pad
[ păd ]

n.

A soft material forming a cushion, used in applying or relieving pressure on a part, or in filling a depression so that dressings can fit snugly.
A fatty mass of tissue acting as a cushion in the body, such as the fleshy underside of a finger or toe.