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Pronunciation: /pad/

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Definition of pad

verb (pads, padding, padded)

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound:she padded along the corridor
  • [with object] tramp along (a road or route) on foot:he was padding the streets

noun

[in singular]
  • the soft dull sound of steady steps:he heard the pad of feet

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Low German padden 'to tread, go along a path', partly imitative

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