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pad
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Definitions ofpad
1noun
- A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
- A soft, or small, cushion.
- A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
- The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
- Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
- A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
- A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
- A sanitary napkin.
- A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
- A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
- 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.
- A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
- A keypad.
- A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
- An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"
- The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
- A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
Synonyms: "synth pad"
- A bed.
- A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
- A prison cell.
- A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
- A mousepad.
- The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
- A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
1verb
- To stuff.
- To furnish with a pad or padding.
- To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
Example: "May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman"
- To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
Example: "to pad cloth"
- To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
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