pad /(păd)/

1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

   An abbot on an ambling pad.

3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.
4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]

1. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.]

   Padding the streets for half a crown.

1. To travel heavily or slowly.
2. To rob on foot. [Obs.]
3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]

1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
2. 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.
3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
5. A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. (Zool.)
6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
7. A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. (Med.)
8. A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. (Naut.)
9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.]
10. A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. [Slang]
11. A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them;

imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding

1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
2. To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. (Calico Printing)