Pad
[pæd]
Definition
(noun.) the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger.
(noun.) a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort.
(noun.) a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp.
(noun.) the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily).
(noun.) a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge.
(verb.) add padding to; 'pad the seat of the chair'.
(verb.) line or stuff with soft material; 'pad a bra'.
Edited by Christine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A footpath; a road.
(n.) An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
(n.) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
(n.) The act of robbing on the highway.
(v. t.) To travel upon foot; to tread.
(v. i.) To travel heavily or slowly.
(v. i.) To rob on foot.
(v. i.) To wear a path by walking.
(n.) A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
(n.) A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
(n.) A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
(n.) A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
(n.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
(n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
(n.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
(n.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
(n.) A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
(v. t.) To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
(v. t.) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.
Editor: Pierre
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Cushion.[2]. Horse (for the saddle), saddle-horse.
Editor: Vince
Definition
n. anything stuffed with a soft material to prevent friction or pressure or for filling out: a soft saddle cushion &c.: a number of sheets of paper or other soft material fastened together for writing upon: the fleshy thick-skinned under-surface of the toes of many animals as the fox: a fox's foot generally: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant: (pl.) thick watered ribbon for watch-guards.—v.t. to stuff with anything soft: to fix colours in cloth:—pr.p. pad′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. pad′ded.—ns. Pad′-cloth a cloth covering a horse's loins; Pad′der one who pads or cushions; Pad′ding the soft stuffing of a saddle &c.: matter of less value introduced into a book or article in order to make it of the length desired: the process of mordanting a fabric; Pad′-el′ephant a working elephant distinguished from a war or hunting one; Pad′-sadd′le a treeless padded saddle; Pad′-tree the wooden or metal frame to which harness-pads are attached.
n. a thief on the high-road (more commonly Footpad): (abbrev. from pad-horse) a horse for riding on the road: an easy-paced horse.—v.i. to walk on foot: to trudge along: to rob on foot:—pr.p. pad′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. pad′ded.—adj. Pad′-clink′ing keeping company with thieves.—n. Pad′ding-ken a low lodging-house inhabited by thieves.—Stand pad to beg by the roadside.
Checked by Douglas
Examples
- These hammers are inked from a pad, and at a central point deliver a printing blow on the paper below. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- An electric pad serves the same purpose as a hot water bag. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At length, Charley Bates expressed his opinion that it was time to pad the hoof. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The officer drew a powerful glass from his desk and examined all three specimens carefully, making notations meanwhile upon a pad of paper. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- After writing the original place it face downward on the pad, and rub it gently with the hand to insure contact at every point. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I've got my office coat on, and my pad out, and let him come as soon as he likes. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- One wrote something on a pad of paper. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The above is sufficient for two pads, which should be made into an oblong or diamond shape, with linen or muslin, and worn over the pit of the stomach. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The brute tried to force an entrance; but presently this ceased, and again she heard the great pads creeping stealthily around the cabin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The rails were insulated from the ties by giving them two coats of japan, baking them in the oven, and then placing them on pads of tar-impregnated muslin laid on the ties. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Medicated pads are quite popular with many who have tried them, and a multitude of remarkable cures are attributed to their use. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Each of these heating pads is covered with a high-grade cover of eiderdown which provides a soft contact for the skin. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Liver pads are recommended for all diseases arising from a disordered liver. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It had five well-marked foot-pads, an indication of long nails, and the whole print might be nearly as large as a dessert-spoon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Her great padded feet fell soft and noiseless on the narrow trail. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It should be thickly padded where the part of her body rests upon it, and should be tightly strapped to the lady across the shoulders and back. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- She could hear the great padded paws upon the ground outside. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The padded end of the damping spring rests against the diaphragm and prevents excessive vibration. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The man shook his head with the big padded-leather helmet like a football player's on it and said, There is no ammunition for the machine gun. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He had a fur collar, and he had a padded breast to his coat, which only wanted a star or a broad blue ribbon to be complete. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Presently his quick ears detected the familiar sound of padded feet and the brushing of a huge, fur-clad body through the undergrowth. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The diamonds were sewed into her habit, and secreted in my Lord's padding and boots. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Mrs. Peniston was one of the episodical persons who form the padding of life. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Life wants padding, said Mr. Vincy, unable to omit his portable theory. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Moira