pad
Pronunciation: (pad), [key]
— n., v., pad•ded, pad•ding.
—n.
- a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree.
- a number of sheets of paper glued or otherwise held together at one edge to form a tablet.
- a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp.
- any fleshy mass of tissue that cushions a weight-bearing part of the body, as on the underside of a paw. See diag. under
- the foot, as of a fox, hare, or wolf.
- a piece or fold of gauze or other absorbent material for use as a surgical dressing or a protective covering.
- a pulvillus, as on the tarsus or foot of an insect.
- a lily pad.
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- one's living quarters, as an apartment or room.
- one's bed.
- a room where people gather to take narcotics; an addicts' den.
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- money paid as a bribe to and shared among police officers, as for ignoring law violations.
- a list of police officers receiving such money.
- Elect. a nonadjustable attenuator consisting of a network of fixed resistors.
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- a metal plate riveted or welded to a surface as a base or attachment for bolts, hooks, eyes, etc.
- a piece of wood laid on the back of a deck beam to give the deck surface a desired amount of camber.
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- a handle for holding various small, interchangeable saw blades.
- Also,pod.a socket in a brace for a bit.
- a raised surface on a casting.
- a small deposit of weld metal, as for building up a worn surface.
- (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, esp. on a regular basis.
—v.t.
- to furnish, protect, fill out, or stuff with a pad or padding.
- to expand or add to unnecessarily or dishonestly: to pad a speech; to pad an expense account.
- to add metal to (a casting) above its required dimensions, to insure the flow of enough metal to all parts.
—v.i.
- to insure the proper forging of a piece.
pad
Pronunciation: (pad), [key]
— n., v., pad•ded, pad•ding.
—n.
- a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse.
- a highwayman.
- a path, lane, or road.
—v.t.
- to travel along on foot.
- to beat down by treading.
—v.i.
- to travel on foot; walk.
- to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.
PaD
- Pennsylvania Dutch.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.