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• noun
A thick piece of soft material used to protect, shape, or cushion something.
"She knelt on a foam pad while weeding the garden to protect her knees."
A number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing.
"He grabbed a pen and a legal pad to jot down the phone number."
A person's residence, home, or apartment (informal).
"After the concert, they headed back to his pad to relax."
• verb
To fill, cover, or protect something with a soft material.
"The manufacturer padded the shipping box with foam to prevent the glass from breaking."
To walk with steady steps making a soft or muffled sound.
"The cat padded silently across the hardwood floor."
To lengthen a speech or piece of writing with unnecessary material to make it appear more substantial.
"The student padded her essay with lengthy block quotes to reach the mandatory word count."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Originating in the mid 16th century (referring to a bundle of straw to lie on), likely from Middle Dutch 'pad' meaning 'sole of the foot', of Germanic origin. The slang sense meaning 'a person's residence' emerged in the 1950s.