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[[t]pæd[/t]]

n. v. pad•ded, pad•ding

1) a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing

2) a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle

3) a number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge to form a tablet

4) pri a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp

5) zool. anat.

a) the fleshy mass of tissue on the underside of each finger and toe

b) any of the cushionlike parts on the feet of vertebrates

c) the enlarged structure at the tip of the legs in certain insects; pulvillus

6) bot

lily pad

7) sts Slang.

a) one's living quarters

b) one's bed

8) to furnish or stuff with a pad or padding

9) to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly:

to pad a book; to pad an expense account[/ex]

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- on the pad

Etymology: 1545–55; of obscure orig. II

pad

[[t]pæd[/t]] n. v. pad•ded, pad•ding

1) a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground

2) a slow-paced road horse

3) brit. Brit. Dial. a path

4) to travel on foot; walk

5) to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound

6) to travel along on foot

7) to beat down by treading

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Etymology: 1545–55; orig. argot, < MD or LG pad path