5 entries under this word

Pad

Pād, n.

noun

n. [A-S. pad, pædh. See PATH.] 1. A foot-path; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 2. An easy-paced horse. Addison. Pope. 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; — usually called foot-pad.

Pād, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [See PAD, foot-path.] 1. To travel or walk upon; to tread. 2. To trample; to tread or beat smooth or level.

Pād, v. i.

verbintransitive

[See PAD, foot-path.]

To travel slowly or leisurely.
To rob on foot.
To beat a way smooth and level.

Păd, n.

noun

n. [Probably allied to Eng. wad, q. v.]

Any thing flattened or laid flat, as a pad of straw, of wool, &c.
A package of blotting paper, or of some soft, flat material for writing upon; as, a blotting-pad; a writing-pad.
A soft saddle, cushion, or bolster stuffed with straw, hair, or other soft substance.
A kind of brewing tub. [Prov. Eng.]
A fox’s hoof. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Pād, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PADDED; p. pr. & vb. n. PADDING.] 1. To stuff or furnish with padding. 2. (Calico Printing.) To imbue equally with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. Ure.