Pad

1. a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing. 2. a soft, stuffed cushion used as a saddle; a padded leather saddle without a tree. 3. a number of sheets of paper glued or otherwise held together at one edge to form a tablet. 4. a soft, ink-soaked block of absorbent material for inking a rubber stamp. 5. Anatomy, Zoology. any fleshy mass of tissue that cushions a weight-bearing part of the body, as on the underside of a paw. 6. the foot, as of a fox, hare, or wolf. 7. a piece or fold of gauze or other absorbent material for use as a surgical dressing or a protective covering. 8. Zoology. a pulvillus, as on the tarsus or foot of an insect. 9. a lily pad. 10. Rocketry. launch pad. 11. Slang. one's living quarters, as an apartment or room. one's bed. a room where people gather to take narcotics; an addicts' den. 12. Slang. money paid as a bribe to and shared among police officers, as for ignoring law violations. a list of police officers receiving such money. 13. Electricity. a nonadjustable attenuator consisting of a network of fixed resistors. 14. Shipbuilding. a metal plate riveted or welded to a surface as a base or attachment for bolts, hooks, eyes, etc. a piece of wood laid on the back of a deck beam to give the deck surface a desired amount of camber. 15. Carpentry. a handle for holding various small, interchangeable saw blades. Also, pod. a socket in a brace for a bit. 16. Metallurgy. a raised surface on a casting. 17. a small deposit of weld metal, as for building up a worn surface.