Pad - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp (syn: inkpad)
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- temporary living quarters (syn: diggings, digs, lodgings)
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
verb
- walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud (syn: footslog, plod, slog, tramp, trudge)
- line or stuff with soft material (syn: fill out)
Extra examples
Have a pad and pencil ready.
This sheet had been torn off a blotting pad.
You should tap your cheeks all over with the pads of your fingers.
The reviewer padded out his review with a lengthy biography of the author.
Press on the wound with a large pad of cotton wool.
Use an abrasive pad for stubborn stains.
Keep a telephone pad and a pen to hand.
The hospital has built a helicopter pad.
The cat came padding silently back to its home.
She padded barefoot down the stairs.
Don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive.
His autobiography is padded with boring anecdotes.
Sometimes 60 mackerel go to a pad.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pad
he/she/it: pads
present participle: padding
past tense: padded
past participle: padded
singular: pad
plural: pads
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