Pad vs. Pud — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pad and Pud
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Pad
A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, to give shape, or to protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury.
Pud
(colloquial) Pudding (either sweet or savoury).
Pad
(Sports) A piece of equipment consisting of shaped cushioning material often attached to a hard outer surface and worn to protect against blows, collisions, or shots.
Pud
(slang) Penis.
Pad
A flexible saddle without a frame.
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Pud
(colloquial) Child's hand; child's fist.
Pad
An ink-soaked cushion used to ink a rubber stamp.
Pud
Alternative form of pood
Pad
A number of sheets of paper of the same size stacked one on top of the other and glued together at one end; a tablet.
Pud
Same as Pood.
Pad
The broad floating leaf of an aquatic plant such as a water lily.
Pud
The hand; the first.
Pad
The flattened fleshy stem of a cactus such as a prickly pear. Also called paddle1.
Pud
(British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
Pad
The fleshy underside of the end of a finger or toe.
Pad
The cushionlike flesh on the underside of the toes and feet of many animals.
Pad
The foot of such an animal.
Pad
A launch pad.
Pad
A helipad.
Pad
A keypad.
Pad
A touchpad.
Pad
(Slang) One's living quarters, especially an apartment.
Pad
A muffled sound resembling that of soft footsteps.
Pad
A horse with a plodding gait.
Pad
To line or stuff with soft material.
Pad
To lengthen or increase, especially with extraneous or false information
Pad a lecture with jokes.
Pad an expense account.
Pad
To go about on foot.
Pad
To move or walk about almost inaudibly.
Pad
To go along (a route) on foot
Padding the long road into town.
Pad
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
Pad
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
Pad
A soft, or small, cushion.
Pad
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
Pad
The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
Pad
Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
Pad
A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
Pad
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
Pad
Ellipsis of menstrual pador sanitary pad: a mass of absorbent material used to absorb menstrual flow.
Pad
(US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
Pad
(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
Pad
A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting, especially one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper; now especially such a block of paper sheets as used to write on.
Pad
A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
Pad
Ellipsis of keypad: a small keyboard, a keyed device for entering tactile inputs into a machine.
Pad
A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
Pad
An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end: "trip cord"
Pad
The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
Pad
A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
Pad
A bed.
Pad
(colloquial) A small house, apartment, or mobile home occupied by a single person; such as a bachelor, playboy, etc.
Pad
A prison cell.
Pad
(cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
Pad
Ellipsis of mousepad: a firm but soft mass used for computer mice.
Pad
(electronics) The amount by which a signal has been reduced.
Pad
(nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Pad
A toad.
Pad
A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track.
Pad
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
Pad
A robber who infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
Pad
A tramp or itinerant musician.
Pad
A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
Pad
The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
Pad
(transitive) To stuff.
Pad
(transitive) To furnish with a pad or padding.
Pad
(transitive) To increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler.
The author began to pad her succinct stories with trite descriptions to keep up with current market trends.
Pad one's expenses
Pad
(transitive) To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
To pad cloth
Pad
To deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
Pad
(transitive) To travel along (a road, path etc.).
Pad
(intransitive) To travel on foot.
Pad
(intransitive) To wear a path by walking.
Pad
(intransitive) To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
Pad
To practise highway robbery.
Pad
Indicating a soft flat sound, as of bare footsteps.
I heard her soft footsteps, pad, pad along the corridor.
Pad
A footpath; a road.
Pad
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
An abbot on an ambling pad.
Pad
A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; - usually called a footpad.
Pad
The act of robbing on the highway.
Pad
A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.
Pad
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.
Pad
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
Pad
A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
Pad
A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.
Pad
A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
Pad
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
Pad
A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
Pad
A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.
Pad
A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game.
Pad
A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared among them;
Pad
To travel upon foot; to tread.
Padding the streets for half a crown.
Pad
To travel heavily or slowly.
Pad
To rob on foot.
Pad
To wear a path by walking.
Pad
To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.
Pad
To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.
Pad
A number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
Pad
The large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
Pad
A block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
Pad
A usually thin flat mass of padding
Pad
A platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
Pad
Temporary living quarters
Pad
The foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
Pad
Add details to
Pad
Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone
Pad
Line or stuff with soft material;
Pad a bra
Pad
Add padding to;
Pad the seat of the chair
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