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pad 1
(păd)n.
1.
a. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.
b. Sports A piece of equipment consisting of shaped cushioning material often attached to a hard outer surface and worn to protect against blows, collisions, or shots.
2. A flexible saddle without a frame.
3. An ink-soaked cushion used to ink a rubber stamp.
4. A number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top of the other and glued together at one end; a tablet.
5.
a. The broad floating leaf of an aquatic plant such as a water lily.
b. The flattened fleshy stem of a cactus such as a prickly pear. Also called paddle1.
6.
a. The fleshy underside of the end of a finger or toe.
b. The cushionlike flesh on the underside of the toes and feet of many animals.
c. The foot of such an animal.
7.
a. A launch pad.
b. A helipad.
8.
a. A keypad.
b. A touchpad.
9. Slang One's living quarters, especially an apartment.
tr.v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads
1. To line or stuff with soft material.
2. To lengthen or increase, especially with extraneous or false information: pad a lecture with jokes; pad an expense account.
[Origin unknown.]
pad′less adj.
pad 2
(păd)v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads
v.intr.
1. To go about on foot.
2. To move or walk about almost inaudibly.
v.tr.
To go along (a route) on foot: padding the long road into town.
n.
1. A muffled sound resembling that of soft footsteps.
2. A horse with a plodding gait.
[Early Modern English, probably from Middle Low German *padden (modern Low German padden), from pat, pad-, path; see pent- in Indo-European roots. Sense 2, probably partly also imitative of footsteps.]
pad′der n.
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pad
(pæd)n
1. a thick piece of soft material used to make something comfortable, give it shape, or protect it
2. (General Sporting Terms) a guard made of flexible resilient material worn in various sports to protect parts of the body
3. Also called: stamp pad or ink pad a block of firm absorbent material soaked with ink for transferring to a rubber stamp
4. Also called: notepad or writing pad a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
5. a flat piece of stiff material used to back a piece of blotting paper
6. (Zoology)
a. the fleshy cushion-like underpart of the foot of a cat, dog, etc
b. any of the parts constituting such a structure
7. any of various level surfaces or flat-topped structures, such as a launch pad
8. (Zoology) entomol a nontechnical name for pulvillus
9. (Botany) the large flat floating leaf of the water lily
10. (Electronics) electronics a resistive attenuator network inserted in the path of a signal to reduce amplitude or to match one circuit to another
11. slang a person's residence
12. slang a bed or bedroom
vb (tr) , pads, padding or padded
13. to line, stuff, or fill out with soft material, esp in order to protect or give shape to
14. (often foll by out) to inflate with irrelevant or false information: to pad out a story.
[C16: origin uncertain; compare Low German pad sole of the foot]
pad
(pæd)vb, pads, padding or padded
1. (intr; often foll by along, up, etc) to walk with a soft or muffled tread
2. (when: intr, often foll by around) to travel (a route) on foot, esp at a slow pace; tramp: to pad around the country.
n
3. a dull soft sound, esp of footsteps
4. (Historical Terms) archaic short for footpad
5. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) archaic or dialect a slow-paced horse; nag
6. Austral a path or track: a cattle pad.
[C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden, from pad path]
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pad1
(pæd)n., v. pad•ded, pad•ding. n.
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. a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp.
5.
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. lily pad.
7. Slang.
v.t. 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.
Idioms: on the pad, Slang. (of a police officer) receiving a bribe, esp. on a regular basis.
[1545–55; of obscure orig.]
pad2
(pæd)n., v. pad•ded, pad•ding. n.
1. a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
2. a slow-paced road horse.
3. Brit. Dial. a path.
v.i. 4. to travel on foot; walk.
5. to walk so that one's footsteps make a dull, muffled sound.
v.t. 6. to travel along on foot.
7. to beat down by treading.
[1545–55; orig. argot, < Middle Dutch or Low German pad path]
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Pad
a bunch or package; a mass of anything soft, e.g., a cushion.Examples: pad of forms, 1876; of mackerel (measure of sixty mackerel); of straw, 1554; of wool; of writing paper, 1865; of yarn.
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pad
Past participle: padded
Gerund: padding
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| Noun | 1. |  pad - a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edgemessage pad, writing pad - a pad of paper on which messages can be written paper - a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses notepad - a pad of paper for keeping notes |
| 2. |  pad - the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth lily pad - floating leaves of a water lily | |
| 3. |  pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stampblock - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" | |
| 4. | pad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort cleaning pad - a pad used as a cleaning implement mat - a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it mattress - a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed mattress pad - a protective pad over a mattress to protect it cushioning, padding - artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort panel - a soft pad placed under a saddle plastron - a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest potholder - an insulated pad for holding hot pots powderpuff, puff - a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin rat - a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure Kotex, sanitary napkin, sanitary towel - a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow skin patch, transdermal patch - a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream | |
| 5. |  pad - a platform from which rockets or space craft are launchedplatform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" launching site - a place for launching pads | |
| 6. |  pad - temporary living quarters living quarters, quarters - housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" | |
| 7. |  pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's fingerpaw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" | |
| Verb | 1. | pad - add details to glorify - cause to seem more splendid; "You are glorifying a rather mediocre building" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
| 2. |  pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" | |
| 3. | pad - line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" stuff - cram into a cavity; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" rat - give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat | |
| 4. | pad - add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" |
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pad
1noun
2. cushion, filling, stuffing, pillow, bolster, upholstery Seat-pad covers which tie to the backs of your chairs
pad something out lengthen, stretch, elaborate, inflate, fill out, amplify, augment, spin out, flesh out, eke out, protract He padded out his article with a lot of quotations.
pad
2verb sneak, creep, prowl, steal, ghost, tiptoe, slink, pussyfoot (informal), tread warily, go barefoot, walk quietly He padded around in his slippers.
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Translations
إضْمامة ورقمَنَصَّه لأطلاق الصَّواريخوِسَادَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌوِسادَه صغيرَهيُبَطِّن بالقُطن
blokodpalovácí rampapodložkapolštářektiše našlapovat
puderampetraske=-blokblok
pehmustepolkuanturapunkkatallatatassu
jastučić
púîiskotpallurskrifblokktipla, ganga léttilega og hljóîlegatroîa , bólstra upp
パッド
패드
bloks, bloknotsiet nedzirdamiem soļiempolsterēt, lietot polsteripolsterisstarta vieta
ticho kráčať
blazinicapisalni blok
dyna
เบาะรอง
miếng đệm lót
pad
1 [pæd]A. N
1. (to prevent friction etc) → almohadilla f, cojinete m; (for ink) → tampón m; (= brake pad) → zapata f
2. (= shoulder pad) → hombrera f; (= knee pad) → rodillera f; (= elbow pad) → codera f; (= shin pad) → espinillera f
3. (= note pad, writing pad) → bloc(k) m, cuaderno m; (= blotting pad) → secafirmas m
4. (for helicopter) → plataforma f; (= launch pad) → plataforma f de lanzamiento
5. [of animal's foot] → almohadilla f
B. VT
1. [+ shoulders etc] → acolchonar, poner hombreras a; [+ armour] → enguatar
pad out VT + ADV [+ speech, essay] → meter paja en
the essay was padded out with references to → el trabajo estaba inflado de referencias a ...
the essay was padded out with references to → el trabajo estaba inflado de referencias a ...
pad
2 [pæd] N (= home) → casa f; (= flat) → piso m, departamento m (LAm); (= room) → agujero m, habitación fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pad
[ˈpæd] n
(= piece of soft material) (for protection) → rembourrage m; [cotton wool] → compresse f
The corners of the box were protected with foam pads → Les coins de la boîte était protégés par un rembourrage en mousse.
The corners of the box were protected with foam pads → Les coins de la boîte était protégés par un rembourrage en mousse.
(= home) → piaule f
vi (= walk quietly and lightly) to pad about → aller et venir à pas feutrés
to pad around the room → trottiner dans la pièce
to pad in → entrer en trottinant
to pad out of the room → sortir de la pièce en trottinant
to pad sth out with sth [+ speech, report] → étoffer qch avec qch
to pad around the room → trottiner dans la pièce
to pad in → entrer en trottinant
to pad out of the room → sortir de la pièce en trottinant
pad out
vt septo pad sth out with sth [+ speech, report] → étoffer qch avec qch
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pad
1vi to pad about (Brit) or around → umhertapsen; to pad along → entlangtrotten; the panther padded up and down → der Pant(h)er trottete auf und ab; the tiger padded off into the bushes → der Tiger trottete ins Gebüsch
pad
2n
(= stuffing) (for comfort etc) → Polster nt; (for protection) → Schützer m; (in bra) → Einlage f; (= brake pad etc) → Belag m; (esp US: = sanitary pad) → Damenbinde f
(of paper) → Block m; (of blotting paper) → Schreibunterlage f
(for inking) → Stempelkissen nt
(of animal’s foot) → Ballen m
(= launch pad) → (Abschuss)rampe f
vt shoulders etc → polstern
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pad
[pæd]1. n
a. (to prevent friction) → cuscinetto (Ftbl) → parastinco (Hockey) → gambiera; (brake pad) → pastiglia; (for ink) → tampone m
b. (writing pad) → blocco di carta da lettere; (notepad) → bloc-notes m inv, blocchetto
c. (launch pad) → rampa di lancio
d. (of animal's foot) → cuscinetto
e. (fam) (flat) → appartamentino
2. vt (cushion, shoulders) → imbottire
pad out vt + adv (speech) → farcire
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pad1
(pӕd) noun1. a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc. She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.
2. sheets of paper fixed together. a writing-pad.
3. a platform from which rockets are sent off. a launching-pad.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈpadded – to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc). The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.
ˈpadding noun material used to make a pad to protect, fill etc. He used old blankets as padding.
pad out to fill with a soft material to make the right size. The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat.
pad2
(pӕd) – past tense, past participle ˈpadded – verb to walk softly. The dog padded along the road.
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pad
→ وِسَادَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ podložka pude Polster προστατευτικό μαξιλαράκι almohadilla pehmuste tampon jastučić cuscinetto パッド 패드 kussen polstring podkładka coxim прокладка dyna เบาะรอง ped miếng đệm lót 垫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pad
n (cushion) cojín m, almohadilla; (of the finger) yema (del dedo); alcohol — gasa or toallita con alcohol; heating — almohadilla térmica; sanitary — toalla sanitaria or femenina; vt (pret & pp padded; ger padding) acolchar, acojinarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.