Definition of "pad"

A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.  examples

A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.  examples

A soft, or small, cushion.  examples

A soft area on the ends of a digit:

1. A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.  examples

2. The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.  examples

3. Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.  quotations  examples

   Quotations

   • Collie ignored him. Reached the finger further. Closer. And closer yet, until — […] Collie yanked his hand back and peered at it like a kid with an interesting new scrape. Then he turned to Steve and held it out. A bead of blood, small and dark and perfect, was forming on the pad of his index finger.

     1996, Stephen King, The Regulators

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.  examples

A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.  examples

A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.  examples

(US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.  examples

(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.  examples

A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.  examples

A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.  examples

Ellipsis of keypad.  examples

Ellipsis of mouse pad.  examples

A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.  examples

An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".  examples

The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.  examples

(music) A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.  examples

(US, slang) A bed.

(colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.  examples

(UK, slang) A prison cell.

(cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.  examples

(electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.  quotations  examples

(nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To stuff.  examples

(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.  examples

(transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.  quotations  examples

(transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.  quotations  examples

(transitive, cricket) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.  examples

(Britain, dialectal) A toad.  examples

(Britain dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A path, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a track made by animals.  quotations  examples

An easy-paced horse; a padnag.  quotations  examples

(Britain, obsolete) A robber who infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.  quotations

(Britain, obsolete) A tramp or itinerant musician.

(Britain, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.  examples

(transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).  quotations  examples

(intransitive) To travel on foot.  examples

(intransitive) To wear a path by walking.  quotations  examples

(intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.  quotations  examples

(intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.  quotations

Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.  examples

The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.  examples