pad
noun [ C ]
WORKPLACE uk/pæd/ usa number of pieces of paper that have been fastened together along one side, and used for writing or drawing on:
She took out a small pad and began to write.
a writing/memo/sketch pad
See also
legal pad
pad
verb [ T ]
uk/pæd/ us-dd- US
to make something become or seem larger by adding things:
She accused those who advertise tobacco of padding their bank accounts by selling the health and future of our young people.
pad sth with sth The scheme involved padding customers' long-distance phone bills with fake charges.
Phrasal verb
pad sth out