pad

[US]/pæd/
[UK]/pæd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. cushion; protective gear; notebook for jotting down notes; something used to fill a space

vi. walk softly; walk with light steps

vt. fill in; walk on

Phrases & Collocations

mouse pad

notebook pad

launch pad

training pad

knee pad

writing pad

brake pad

pad printing

fat pad

cotton pad

on the pad

rubber pad

foot pad

shoulder pad

heating pad

touch pad

scouring pad

launching pad

bearing pad

stamp pad

memo pad

note pad

tilting pad

Example Sentences

launching pad (=launch pad)

pad a résumé; pad an expense account.

a pad of cotton wool.

to pad a cushion with wool

to pad out an article

he heard the pad of feet.

to pad out one's speech

Get a pad to lie on.

Elbow pads and knee pads are essential on a skateboard.

to put a pad under a plate

to pad out the shoulders of a jacket

teachers hated my Brillo-pad hairstyle.

to baffle the noise further, I pad the gunwales.

American footballers wear shoulder-pads for protection.

a pad of green lawn between two heathery steeps

I made a memo on my memo-pad to buy more coffee.

The child let his mother pad the chair.

I'm going over to his pad this evening.

n. a helicopter larding pad.

The dog hurt one of its pad when it stepped upon a thorny path.

Real-world Examples

And, for most, New Guinea was the launch pad.

Source: "BBC Documentary: The South Pacific"

You know, from your little pad? Script?

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Mei-Mei! Tell him you forgot your pads!

Source: Go blank axis version

And what about your mouse and your mouse pad?

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

At that point, you're given a cotton pad.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Instead of swapping out the pads in the pits...

Source: Go blank axis version

Well, then let's get that prescription pad out.

Source: Go blank axis version

I've got the mouse pad. I am all in.

Source: Vox opinion

They've you know, they've padded out their nests.

Source: Financial Times

This is all that is left of her normal pad.

Source: PBS Interview Environmental Series

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