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Meaning of pad

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pad
      n 1: a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one
           edge [syn: {pad}, {pad of paper}, {tablet}]
      2: the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water
         lily)
      3: a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to
         transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp [syn: {pad}, {inkpad},
         {inking pad}, {stamp pad}]
      4: a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing,
         or comfort
      5: a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
         [syn: {launching pad}, {launchpad}, {launch pad}, {launch
         area}, {pad}]
      6: temporary living quarters [syn: {diggings}, {digs},
         {domiciliation}, {lodgings}, {pad}]
      7: the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a
         human's finger
      v 1: add details to [syn: {embroider}, {pad}, {lard},
           {embellish}, {aggrandize}, {aggrandise}, {blow up},
           {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
      2: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
         "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" [syn: {slog},
         {footslog}, {plod}, {trudge}, {pad}, {tramp}]
      3: line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" [syn: {pad},
         {fill out}]
      4: add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair" [syn: {pad},
         {bolster}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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