pad

1. 1.

   add details to

   Synonymsembroiderlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise

   Broaderoverstate

   Narrowerglorify
2. 2.

   walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

   “Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone”

   Synonymsslogfootslogplodtrudgetramp

   Broaderwalk

   Narrowersquelch
3. 3.

   line or stuff with soft material

   “pad a bra”

   Synonymsfill out

   Broaderstuff

   Narrowerrat
4. 4.

   add padding to

   “pad the seat of the chair”

   Synonymsbolster

   Broaderfill

Other forms of pad

plural

pads·

past tense or participle

padded

present participle

padding

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pad

What does pad mean?

pad means "a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge". That is the primary sense; the word has 11 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pad?

pad has 1 syllable: pad. In IPA it is /ˈpæd/.

What is another word for pad?

Close synonyms include pad of paper, tablet, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pad a common word?

pad is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pad?

2 words rhyme with pad. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.