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pad

/pæd/noun, verb1 syllable

Pad means: add details to.

Synonyms for pad31

noun, as in a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area

noun, as in temporary living quarters

diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings

noun, as in a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp

inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad

noun, as in a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

pad of paper, tablet

verb, as in add details to

embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise

verb, as in walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp

verb, as in line or stuff with soft material

fill out

verb, as in add padding to

also used for pad

palp, pulp, synth pad

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What does pad mean?11

verb

1

add details to

2

walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud“Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”

3

line or stuff with soft material“pad a bra”

4

add padding to“pad the seat of the chair”

noun

1

a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched

2

temporary living quarters

3

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

4

a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

5

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

6

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

7

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pad?18

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Pad in a sentence

  • In the center of the pond, there was a lone lily pad.bekindtoall
  • The rockets were fired from a launching pad.Dejo
  • A woman is taking down some notes on a pad of paper.unknown
  • Yanni was carefully peeling the suction pad off.Amastan
  • I wrote the phone number on the writing pad.CK
  • The restaurant tried to pad our bill with extra drinks.Hybrid
  • Write your telephone number down on this pad.sharptoothed
  • The frogs are jumping from one lily pad to another.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of pad

as a noun

plural
pads

as a verb

past tense
padded
present participle
padding
third-person singular
pads
past participle
padded