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Definition of Pad

  • [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.