Webster's English Dictionary

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pad

1. pad \'pad\ n [origin unknwon] 1a: a thin flat mat or cushion : as  1a1: 
   a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle  1a2: padding 
   used to shape an article of clothing  1a3: a guard worn to shield body 
   parts  1a4: a piece of usu. folded absorbent material (as gauze) used as a 
   surgica l dressing or protective covering 1b: a piece of material saturated 
   with ink for inking the surface of a rubb er stamp 2a: the foot of an 
   animal  2b: the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an 
   animal  3: a floating leaf of a water plant  4: TABLET  5a: a section of an 
   airstrip used for warm-ups, takeoffs, or landings  5b: LAUNCHING PAD  slang 
    6a: living quarters  6b: BED 
2. pad vt or pad.ded;  or pad.ding 1a: to furnish with a pad or padding  
   1b: MUTE, MUFFLE  2: to expand with needless or fraudulent matter {~ a 
   short speech)>
3. pad vb or pad.ded;  or pad.ding [perh. fr. MD paden to follow a path, 
   fr. pad path - more at P]ATH : to traverse on foot  1: to go on foot : WALK 
    2: to move along with a muffled step 
4. pad n [MD pad] dial Brit  1: PATH  2: a horse that moves along at an 
   easy pace  archaic  3: FOOTPAD 
5. pad n [imit.] : a soft muffled or slapping sound