Pad | Mean of pad in English Dictionary

/ˈpæd/

• Noun
• an object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
1. He sits with a foam pad behind him to help support his lower back.
2. The doctor put a gauze pad over the wound.
3. She lay in bed with a heating pad. [=an electric mat that heats up and is held against the body to reduce pain]
4. a mattress pad [=a covering that goes under a sheet on a bed to protect the mattress]
5. She had trouble finding a suit jacket without shoulder pads. [=small pads used to shape the shoulders of a shirt, dress, or jacket]
6. You need to replace your car's brake pads. [=the part of the brakes that are pressed on the wheel when you stop or slow down the car]
• a covering for a specific part of the body that is worn to protect that part from injury
1. The football players wore their helmets and shoulder and hip pads to practice today.
2. She wears elbow and knee pads when she goes skating.
• a usually rough piece of material used in cleaning
1. a scouring pad

• a set of paper sheets for writing or drawing that are glued or fastened at one edge
1. They keep a pad and pencil by the phone.
2. a sketch pad [=a notebook or pad of blank paper for drawing]
• the soft part on the bottom of the foot of a dog, cat, etc.
• the place where someone lives
1. She lent me the keys to her pad while she was away.
2. He held many wild parties in his bachelor pad.
• a flat area on the ground where helicopters can take off or land
1. The town has no airport but there is a landing pad near the hospital.
• Verb
• to cover or fill (something) with soft material especially to protect it or make it more comfortable
1. He padded the inside of the box with cloth and crumpled newspaper.
2. She used a cushion to pad the bench.
• to make (something) larger, longer, or more attractive by adding things that are unnecessary, unimportant, or false
1. She padded (out) her speech with quotes from local citizens.
2. He hoped that by padding his résumé his lack of experience would be overlooked.
• to dishonestly add more charges to (a bill) in order to collect more money than is owed
1. He padded the bill he sent to the company for his consulting work.
• to move with quiet steps
1. She padded around/about (the house) all day in her pajamas.
2. The dog padded into the bedroom.