1. (n.) A footpath; a road.

2. (n.) An easy-paced horse; a padnag.

3. (n.) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad.

4. (n.) The act of robbing on the highway.

5. (v. t.) To travel upon foot; to tread.

6. (v. i.) To travel heavily or slowly.

7. (v. i.) To rob on foot.

8. (v. i.) To wear a path by walking.

9. (n.) A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing.

10. (n.) 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.

11. (n.) A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.

12. (n.) A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.

13. (n.) A cushion like thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals.

14. (n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

15. (n.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.

16. (n.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.

17. (n.) A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles.

18. (v. t.) To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

19. (v. t.) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.