I. ˈpad verb
( pad·ded ; pad·ding )
Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch paden to follow a path, from pad path
Date: 1553
transitive verb
: to traverse on foot
intransitive verb
: to go on foot : walk ; especially : to walk with or as if with padded feet
the dog padded along beside him
padding around in bedroom slippers
II. noun
Etymology: Middle Dutch pad
Date: 1567
1. dialect British : path
2. : a horse that moves along at an easy pace
3. archaic : footpad
III. noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1570
1.
a. : a thin flat mat or cushion: as
(1) : a piece of soft stuffed material used as or under a saddle
(2) : padding used to shape an article of clothing
(3) : a guard worn to shield body parts against impact
(4) : a piece of usually folded absorbent material (as gauze) used as a surgical dressing or protective covering
(5) : a component of certain brake systems (as disc brakes) consisting of a plate covered with a frictional material
b. : a piece of material saturated with ink for inking the surface of a rubber stamp
2.
a. : the foot of an animal
b. : the cushioned thickening of the underside of the toes of an animal
3. : a floating leaf of a water plant
4. : a collection of sheets of paper glued together at one end
5.
a.
(1) : a section of an airstrip used for warm-ups or turnarounds
(2) : an area used for helicopter takeoffs and landings
b. : launchpad
c. : a horizontal concrete surface (as for parking a mobile home)
6.
a. : bed
b. : living quarters
IV. transitive verb
( pad·ded ; pad·ding )
Date: 1827
1.
a. : to furnish with a pad or padding
b. : mute , muffle
2. : to expand or increase especially with needless, misleading, or fraudulent matter
pad the sales figures
— often used with out
they pad out their bibliographies — J. P. Kenyon
V. noun
Etymology: imitative
Date: 1594
: a soft muffled or slapping sound