pad

/pæd/
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pad

The cat's soft pad pressed gently into the warm sand.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A soft cushion or mass of material: A pad is a flat piece of soft material used for protection, comfort, or stuffing.
    • A number of sheets of paper: A pad is a stack of sheets of paper fastened together at one edge.
    • The fleshy underside of a foot or paw: A pad is the soft, cushion-like part on the bottom of an animal's foot or a human's fingertip.
    • A launch platform: A pad is a base from which rockets or spacecraft are launched.
    • Living quarters: (Informal) A pad can refer to a person's home or apartment.

  2. Verb:

    • To add soft material: To pad something means to fill, line, or stuff it with soft material for protection, comfort, or shape.
    • To walk heavily: To pad means to walk with quiet, steady steps, often softly.
    • To lengthen dishonestly: To pad something, like a speech or bill, means to add unnecessary details or items to make it seem more substantial.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • She put a knee pad on before skating. (A piece of protective material.)
    • He wrote the number on a note pad. (A stack of paper.)
    • The dog's pad was cut on the glass. (The soft part of an animal's foot.)
    • The rocket stood on the launch pad. (A platform for launching.)
    • He has a cool pad in the city. (An apartment or home.)

  • Verb:

    • She decided to pad the shoulders of the jacket. (To add soft material.)
    • The cat padded silently across the room. (To walk softly.)
    • The writer padded the essay with irrelevant quotes. (To add unnecessary content.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to pad the bill": To add false or unnecessary charges to an invoice.

    • The contractor was caught trying to pad the bill with extra hours.

  • "launch pad": Literally, a platform for launching rockets; figuratively, a starting point for an idea or project.

    • The internship served as a launch pad for her career.
Variants and Related Words

  • Padding (n): Soft material used to pad something; unnecessary words or information added to a text.

    • The coat has extra padding for warmth.

  • Padded (adj): Filled or lined with soft material.

    • She sat in a padded chair.

  • Notepad (n): A pad of paper for writing notes. (This is a compound word listed separately as per instruction).

  • Launchpad (n): A platform for launching. (This is a compound word listed separately as per instruction).
Synonyms
  • Noun (cushion): Cushion, buffer, mat.
  • Verb (stuff): Cushion, stuff, fill.
  • Verb (walk): Tread, walk softly.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Pad out: To make something longer or fuller by adding extra, often unnecessary, material or information.
    • He padded out his speech with old anecdotes.
Related Idioms

  • On the pad: (Slang) Receiving bribes on a regular basis, especially said of a corrupt police officer.

    • The investigation revealed several officers were on the pad.

  • Pad your resume: To add false or exaggerated experiences to a resume.

    • He was advised never to pad his resume.
pad

The cat's soft pad pressed gently into the warm sand.

Noun
  1. the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
  2. temporary living quarters
  3. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
  4. a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
  5. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
  6. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
  7. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
Verb
  1. add padding to
    • pad the seat of the chair
  2. line or stuff with soft material
    • pad a bra
  3. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
    • Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
  4. add details to

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