pad

pad1 [ pæd ] noun *

▸ 1 thick piece of material

▸ 2 book of paper

▸ 3 for helicopters/rockets

▸ 4 where someone lives

▸ 5 on finger/foot

▸ 6 soft sound of walking

1. ) count a thick piece of a substance such as cloth, used for protecting something:

The pads and protection that football players wear make them look huge!

knee/elbow/shin pads

a ) a piece of a soft substance used for making something more comfortable:

Insert the cushion pad into the cover.

b ) a thick piece of cloth or other material used for cleaning:

Never use metal pads as this will scratch the surface.

c ) a thick piece of a soft substance used for making something bigger or changing its shape:

The dress has foam pads in the shoulders.

d ) a thick piece of cloth or other material used for preventing liquid from spreading:

Try pressing on the wound with a large pad of cotton.

2. ) count a set of sheets of paper fastened together along the top or one side, used for writing or drawing:

Douglas scribbled the number on the pad by the phone.

3. ) count a flat hard area where helicopters TAKE OFF and land or where ROCKETS are LAUNCHED into space

4. ) count INFORMAL the place where someone lives, especially an apartment

5. ) count an area of soft flesh on the end of your finger or thumb

a ) an area of flesh on the bottom of the foot of an animal such as a cat or dog

6. ) singular a quiet sound made by someone walking with light regular steps:

She heard the pad of bare feet coming down the stairs.

pad

pad 2 [ pæd ] verb *

1. ) transitive to cover or fill something with a soft substance in order to protect it:

The helmet is padded with foam.

a ) to cover or fill something with a soft substance in order to make it more comfortable:

Layers of foam mat can be used to pad the seat.

b ) to cover or fill something with a soft substance in order to make it bigger or change its shape:

He had to pad his belly and cheeks for the role.

2. ) intransitive to walk with quiet light regular steps:

pad across/down/into etc.: He got out of bed and padded across the carpet.

3. ) transitive to put false amounts or information on a document so that you get more money than you should:

charges involving millions of dollars in padded contracts

,pad `out phrasal verb transitive

to put unnecessary information into something to make it longer:

Try not to pad your report out with irrelevant statistics.