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noun

• 1a thick piece of soft material used to reduce friction or jarring, enlarge or change the shape of something, or hold or absorb liquid:sterile gauze pads
• short for ink pad.
• the fleshy underpart of an animal’s foot or of a human finger.
• a protective guard worn by a sports player to protect a part of the body from blows.

• 2a number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing on.

• 3a flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter takeoff and landing or for rocket launching.
• Electronics 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.

• 4 informal a person’s home:the police raided my pad

• 5short for lily pad.

verb (pads, padding, padded)

• fill or cover (something) with a soft material in order to give it a particular shape, protect it or its contents, or make it more comfortable:a padded envelope
• North American add false items to (an expense report or bill) in order to receive unjustified payment:faked repairs and padded expenses for government work reaped billions of dollars for the Mafia