Padder

pad ¹  (pd)

n.

1. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.

2. A flexible saddle without a frame.

3. An ink-soaked cushion used to ink a rubber stamp.

4. A number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top of the other and glued together at one end; a tablet.

5.

a. The broad floating leaf of an aquatic plant such as the water lily.

b. The flattened fleshy stem of a cactus such as certain varieties of prickly pear. Also called paddle¹.

6.

a. The cushionlike flesh on the underpart of the toes and feet of many animals.

b. The foot of such an animal.

7. The fleshy underside of the end of a finger or toe.

8.

a. A launch pad.

b. A helipad.

9. A keypad.

10. Slang One's apartment or room.

tr.v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads

1. To line or stuff with soft material.

2. To lengthen or increase, especially with extraneous or false information: pad a lecture with jokes; pad an expense account.

Idiom:

on the pad Slang

Taking bribes.

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[Origin unknown.]

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padless adj.

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pad ²  (pd)

v. pad·ded, pad·ding, pads

v.intr.

1. To go about on foot.

2. To move or walk about almost inaudibly.

v.tr.

To go along (a route) on foot: padding the long road into town.

n.

1. A muffled sound resembling that of soft footsteps.

2. A horse with a plodding gait.

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[Perhaps from Middle Dutch paden, tread a path, from pad, pat, path; see pent- in Indo-European roots.]

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padder n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

padder - a highwayman who robs on foot         footpad highwayman, hijacker, road agent, highjacker - a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it