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.
Words nearby pad
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.