pad vs fill

pad and fill both are nouns.

pad and fill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pad	Yes	No	Yes	No
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fill is a hypernym of pad; that is, fill is a word with a broader meaning than pad:

pad: add padding to
fill: make full, also in a metaphorical sense

Other hypernyms of pad include fill up, make full.

pad (noun)	fill (noun)
the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger	a quantity sufficient to satisfy
a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort	any material that fills a space or container
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
temporary living quarters
a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge

pad (verb)	fill (verb)
add padding to	become full
add details to	make full, also in a metaphorical sense
line or stuff with soft material	plug with a substance
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud	fill to satisfaction
	eat until one is sated
	fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
	assume, as of positions or roles
	appoint someone to (a position or a job)
	occupy the whole of

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