verb🔗ShareTo stuff."The seamstress padded the cushion with extra cotton to make it more comfortable. "materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo furnish with a pad or padding."The carpenter padded the chair legs with felt to prevent them from scratching the floor. "materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler."May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman"businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo imbue uniformly with a mordant."to pad cloth"technicalmaterialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat."The batter padded the ball away from the stumps with his leg pad, hoping to avoid getting out. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo travel along (a road, path etc.)."The hiker padded along the forest trail, enjoying the quiet of the woods. "wayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo travel on foot."Although the trail was long and tiring, the hikers padded along, determined to reach the summit by sunset. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wear a path by walking."The students padded a visible path across the grass between the library and the cafeteria. "wearactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes."She padded down the hallway in her socks, trying not to wake the baby. "actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo practise highway robbery."Given the definition of "padded" as "To practise highway robbery," here's a sentence: "In the old West, outlaws often padded the stagecoaches traveling through the mountains." "policeactionjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareHaving padding."The baby's crib had a padded bumper to protect her from bumps. "materialstylewearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading