Thesaurus: pad

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1. n. A footpath; a road.
2. n. An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
3. n. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
4. n. The act of robbing on the highway.
5. v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread.
6. v. i. To travel heavily or slowly.
7. v. i. To rob on foot.
8. v. i. To wear a path by walking.
9. n. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
10. n. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper.
11. n. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
12. n. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
13. n. A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
14. n. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
15. n. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
16. n. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
17. n. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
18. v. t. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
19. v. t. To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.