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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Pad \Pad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Padded; p. pr. & vb. n. Padding.] 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. [1913 Webster]

    2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Pad \Pad\, v. i. 1. To travel heavily or slowly. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]

    2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster]

    3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

  3.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.] 1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. [1913 Webster]

    2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp., one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers of blotting paper; a block of paper. [1913 Webster]

    3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. [1913 Webster]

    4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. [1913 Webster]

    5. (Zool.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. [1913 Webster]

    6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. [1913 Webster]

    7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. [1913 Webster]

    8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. --W. C. Russel. [1913 Webster]

    9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. [Eng.] --Simmonds. [1913 Webster]

    10. A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game. [Slang] [PJC]

    11. A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them; also, the list of such officers receiving such a bribe. [PJC]

    Pad cloth, a saddlecloth; a housing.

    Pad saddle. See def. 3, above.

    Pad tree (Harness Making), a piece of wood or metal which gives rigidity and shape to a harness pad. --Knight.

    on the pad, receiving bribes; -- of police officers. [1913 Webster]

  4.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    pad \pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See Path.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

    2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison [1913 Webster]

    An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

    3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. --Gay. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

    4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

  5.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Pad \Pad\, v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

    Padding the streets for half a crown. --Somerville. [1913 Webster]