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   pad

   /pad/

   noun

   • 1. a thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid: "a pad of cotton wool" Similar dressingcompresspackpaddingwaddingwadstuffingcushionsquabpillowbolsterfillingstuffingupholstery
   • ▪ a protective guard worn by a sports player to protect a part of the body: "cricket pads"
   • 2. the fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger: "a dog's pads will bleed profusely if cut"
   • 3. a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing: "she sketched something on a big white pad" Similar notebooknotepadwriting padmemo padtabletsketch padsketchbookjotterblockscratch pad
   • 4. a flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter take-off and landing or for rocket-launching: "an office building with a helicopter pad"
   • 5. a person's home: informal "he crashed at my pad when he was in town"
   • 6. a flat area on a track of a printed circuit or on the edge of an integrated circuit to which wires or component leads can be attached to make an electrical connection.

   verb

   • 1. fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape: "the boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber"
   • 2. lengthen a speech, piece of writing, etc. with unnecessary material: "don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive"
   • 3. add false items to (an expenses claim or bill) in order to receive unjustified payment: North American "the indictment alleges that he padded expenses and claimed wages for work he didn't do"
   • 4. put on protective pads in order to play a sport, especially cricket: "at the age of 90, he still pads up ready to bat"
   • ▪ (of a batter) deliberately use one's pads to block a ball: "Childs fooled the youngster into padding up to a ball which didn't spin away"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘bundle of straw to lie on’): the senses may not be of common origin; the meaning ‘underpart of an animal's foot’ is perhaps related to Low German pad ‘sole of the foot’; the history remains obscure.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • A

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