pad

Meaning

Noun

1. A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
2. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
3. A soft, or small, cushion.
4. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
5. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
6. A soft area on the ends of a digit:
7. A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
8. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
9. A menstrual pad; a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
10. (US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
11. A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects the player from damage when hit by the ball.
12. 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.
13. A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
14. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of keypad.
15. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of mouse pad.
16. (slang) a tablet PC
17. A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
18. An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".
19. The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
20. A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
21. (US, slang) A bed.
22. (colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
23. (UK, slang) A prison cell.
24. A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
25. The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
26. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

Verb

1. (transitive) To stuff.
2. (transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
3. (transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
4. (transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
5. (transitive) To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.

Verb

1. (transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
2. (intransitive) To travel on foot.
3. (intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
4. (intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To practise highway robbery.

Intj

Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.

Synonyms

cushion

bolster

block

padding

stuff

tablet

mat

fill out

pillow

digs

launching pad

blow up

footslog

fill

pack

backing

launch pad

shim

embellish

mattress

inkpad

launchpad

wad

pad of paper

filling

domiciliation

diggings

stuffing

support

tramp

cushioning

aggrandize

slog

stamp pad

trudge

paw

fingertip

filler

plod

lining

lodgings

embroider

bed

🛏️

march

panel

foot

🦶

lard

inking pad

gasket

dramatize

Translations

blocco

cuscinetto

coussinet

imbottire

Polster

bloc

rembourrer

Unterlage

acolchar

blok

almohadilla

capitonner

opvullen

imbottitura

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pæd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pade

Inherited from Old English: padde

Cognate with Dutch: pad

Cognate with German: Padde

Cognate with Danish: padde

Cognate with Swedish: padda

Cognate with Icelandic: padda

Cognate with English: paddle

In summary

1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", probably from Low German or West Flemish pad (“sole of the foot”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to pass”), which would make it related to both path and find.