1. a thick piece of soft material used for protection, comfort, or cleaning
2. a number of sheets of paper fastened together at one edge
3. the soft fleshy underpart of an animal’s foot

1. to fill or line with soft material for protection or comfort
2. to walk with a soft or muffled step
3. to add unnecessary material to make something longer

Examples

• She placed a heating pad on her sore back.
• He wrote notes on a yellow legal pad.
• The cat’s pads were soft and pink.
• Nice pad you have here!
• They padded the chair with extra foam.
• The dog padded quietly across the floor.
• Don’t pad your essay with unnecessary words.
• She used knee pads while skating.