pad

/pæd/ · noun

Meaning

A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
A soft, or small, cushion.
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
To stuff.
To furnish with a pad or padding.
To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
A toad.
A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
To travel along (a road, path etc.).
To travel on foot.
To wear a path by walking.
To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
To practise highway robbery.
The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

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