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Pad
1. 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. He took a pad of paper to class to
take notes on.
2. A thin, cushionlike mass of soft material used to fill, give shape to, or
protect against jarring, scraping, or other injury. She put pads on the table
to prevent scratches when we moved it.
3. To lengthen (something written or spoken) with extraneous material. He had
padded his expense account.
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