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pad1 /pad/ noun- Anything stuffed with a soft material, to prevent friction, pressure, or injury, for inking or for filling out, shaping, etc
- A block of absorbent material that holds ink to be used on a stamping device
- A soft saddle
- A cushion
- A number of sheets of paper or other soft material fastened together in a block
- A guard shaped to protect different parts of the body in various sports, eg a leg-guard for cricketers
- The fleshy, thick-skinned undersurface of the foot of many animals, such as the fox
- The foot of an animal, esp of one traditionally hunted for sport
- Its footprint
- A water-lily leaf (N American)
- (usu in pl) thick watered ribbon used for watchguards
- A rocket-launching platform
- A bed, room, or home, esp one's own (slang)
- A device built into a road surface, operated by vehicles passing over it, controlling changes of traffic lights (vehicle-actuated signals) so as to give passage for a longer time to the greater stream of traffic
transitive verb (paddˈing; paddˈed)- To stuff, cover, or fill out with anything soft
- To furnish with padding
- To increase an amount due to be paid by adding false charges
- To track by footprints
- To impregnate, eg with a mordant
ORIGIN: Origin obscure; poss connected with pod1 paddˈer noun paddˈing noun - Stuffing
- 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
padˈ-cloth noun A cloth covering a horse's loins padded cell noun A room with padded walls in a psychiatric hospital padˈ-elˈephant noun A working elephant wearing a pad but no howdah padˈ-saddle noun A treeless, padded saddle padˈsaw noun A small sawblade with a detachable handle, used for cutting curves and awkward angles (also keyhole saw) padˈ-tree noun The wooden or metal frame to which harness-pads are attached |