pad (n.)

  1. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

    [ Syn: pad of paper , tablet ]

  2. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)

  3. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

    [ Syn: inkpad , inking pad , stamp pad ]

  4. a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort

  5. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

    [ Syn: launching pad , launchpad , launch pad , launch area ]

  6. temporary living quarters

    [ Syn: diggings , digs , domiciliation , lodgings ]

  7. the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

    pad (v.)

  1. add details to

    [ Syn: embroider , lard , embellish , aggrandize , aggrandise , blow up , dramatize , dramatise ]

  2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone

    [ Syn: slog , footslog , plod , trudge , tramp ]

  3. line or stuff with soft material; pad a bra

    [ Syn: fill out ]

  4. add padding to; pad the seat of the chair

    [ Syn: bolster ]

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