• A footpath; a road. • An easy-paced horse; a padnag. • A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. • The act of robbing on the highway. • To travel upon foot; to tread. • To travel heavily or slowly. • To rob on foot. • To wear a path by walking. • A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft; stuffing. • 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. • A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame. • A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. • A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under side of the toes of animals. • A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant. • A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc. • A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck. • A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a basket of soles. • To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. • To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth.