Pad vs Pav - What's the difference?
pad | pav |
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.
A soft, or small, cushion.
A cushion-like thickening of the skin on the under side of the toes of animals.
The mostly hairless flesh located on the bottom of an animal's foot or paw.
Any cushion-like part of the human body, especially the ends of the fingers.
A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising.
A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support a part, etc.
A sanitary napkin.
(US) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.
(cricket) A soft cover for a batsman's leg that protects it from damage when hit by the ball.
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.
A panel or strip of material designed to be sensitive to pressure or touch.
A keypad.
A flat surface or area from which a helicopter or other aircraft may land or be launched.
An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket one end: "trip cord"
The effect produced by sustained lower reed notes in a musical piece, most common in blues music.
A synthesizer instrument sound used for sustained background sounds.
(US, slang) A bed.
(colloquial) A place of residence.
(cryptography) A random key (originally written on a disposable pad) of the same length as the plaintext.
A mousepad.
(nautical) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve of the deck.
To stuff.
To furnish with a pad or padding.
To fill or lengthen (a story, one's importance, etc.).
To imbue uniformly with a mordant.
(cricket) to deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat.
(British, dialectal, Australia, Ireland) A footpath, particularly one unformed or unmaintained; a road or track. See footpad.
An easy-paced horse; a padnag.
* Tennyson
(British, obsolete) A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman or footpad.
The act of highway robbery.
(British, dialectal) A type of wickerwork basket, especially as used as a measure of fish or other goods.
To travel along (a road, path etc.).
* Somerville
To travel on foot.
To wear a path by walking.
To walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
(obsolete) To practise highway robbery.
* (Cotton Mather)
The sound of soft footsteps, or a similar noise made by an animal etc.
(cricket, informal)
* 1954 , , According to Jennings ,
* 2000 , , The Whole Hog ,
* 2008 , Fionn Davenport, Dublin City Guide , Lonely Planet,
(Australia, New Zealand, informal)
* 2003 , Stephen Downes, Advanced Australian Fare: How Australian Cooking Became the World?s Best ,
* 2011 , Neil Perry, Rockpool Bar & Grill: Desserts ,
* 2011 , , Suzanne Gibbs, Margaret Fulton Favourites ,
As nouns the difference between pad and pav
is that pad is fall (move to a lower position) while pav is peacock.pad
English
Etymology 1
1554, "bundle of straw to lie on", .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
{{der3, gamepad , incontinence pad , joypad , keypad , launchpad , mousepad , notepad , one-time pad , sleeping pad , touchpad , trackpad}}Verb
(padd)- The author began to pad her succinct stories with trite descriptions to keep up with current market trends.
- "Obama pads delegate lead ... with win in key western state."'' Austin American-Statesman ''newspaper, May 21, 2008.
- to pad cloth
Derived terms
* well-paddedEtymology 2
From (etyl) pade, padde, from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) , and possibly related to the (term)-like English paddle.Alternative forms
*Derived terms
* *Etymology 3
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- an abbot on an ambling pad
- (Gay)
- (Byron)
Etymology 4
an alteration of (ped).Noun
(en noun)- (Simmonds)
Etymology 5
partly from (etyl), partly imitative.Verb
(padd)- Padding the streets for half a crown.
- Their feet padded softly on the ground, and they crept quite close to him, twitching their noses, while the Rabbit stared hard to see which side the clockwork stuck out...
- Their chief Argument is, That they never saw'' any Witches, therefore there are ''none''. Just as if you or I should say, We never met with any ''Robbers'' on the Road, therefore there never was any ''Padding there.
Etymology 6
Noun
(-)Anagrams
* * * * English three-letter words ----pav
English
Etymology 1
Contraction of pavilion.Noun
(en noun)page 80,
- “It?s no good hanging around here. I vote we nip round to the back of the pav ,” Jennings suggested. “We might be able to see Mr Findlater and wave to him through the window.”
- They scurried round to the rear of the building where a row of windows overlooked a deserted part of the cricket ground.
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- Up goes the finger and the Dodo snaps to attention, rams the bat under his arm (subaltern with swagger stick) and retreats to the pav with a slowness intended as silent comment on a poor decision.
page 166,
- One of the most enjoyable drinking experiences in town can be had on a pleasant summer?s day on the balcony of the Pav , the cricket pavilion overlooking Trinity?s playing fields.
Etymology 2
Contraction of pavlova. Australian from 1966.Noun
(en noun)page 6,
- Bert Sachse experimented for a month to create the perfect pav .
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- I?m totally biased but I think this is the best pav' in the world. It also does nothing to clear up the argument that the ' pav is in fact from New Zealand and not Australia.
page 194,
- Pavlova, named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, is still just about the most popular party dessert in Australia.The following recipe was given to me by a churchgoer who won acclaim for her ‘pavs ’ and made at least five a week for members of the congregation.
