What does "pad out" mean? And "take over"?

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WEST MIAMI, Florida -- It's not yet 7 a.m. when Marco Rubio pads out the front door and down the driveway in workout shorts and a T-shirt, looking for the Saturday morning newspapers. He's already made coffee and exercised, taking advantage of the quiet before the kids wake up, tumble down the stairs and take over.

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[+3] - sozobe - 06/18/2012Yes... with an additional connotation of being in bare feet, or maybe wearing socks. (Not shoes that would make a harsher noise.) "Take over" refers to the kids. They will take...

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@oristarA,

pads out = walks out

take over = dominates the activity (sort of like an invasion)

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@Ragman,

Yes... with an additional connotation of being in bare feet, or maybe wearing socks. (Not shoes that would make a harsher noise.)

"Take over" refers to the kids. They will take control of the situation, basically (be loud, require attention, etc.)

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Thank you both

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