verbπShareTo stuff."She was padding the gift box with tissue paper to protect the fragile ornament. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo furnish with a pad or padding."She is padding the inside of the box with newspaper to protect the fragile ornaments. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo increase the size of, especially by adding undesirable filler."May 21, 2008, Austin American-Statesman"communicationmediatechnologycomputingbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo imbue uniformly with a mordant."to pad cloth"materialprocesschemistrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo deliberately play the ball with the leg pad instead of the bat."During the game, the young player was warned for padding, as he was deliberately hitting the ball with his leg guard instead of using the bat. "sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo travel along (a road, path etc.)."We enjoyed padding along the quiet forest path, listening to the birds. "wayactionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo travel on foot."After his car broke down, John had to pad the five miles to work. "actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo wear a path by walking."The students were padding a path through the grass between the library and the cafeteria. "wearactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo walk softly, quietly or steadily, especially without shoes."I could hear my cat padding softly across the wooden floor in the middle of the night. "actionhumanwaybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo practise highway robbery."The gang planned to padding the delivery truck on its way to the school fundraiser. "policeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSoft filling material used in cushions etc."The sofa cushions needed new padding because the old filling had worn out. "materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareExtra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length."The student added padding to their essay, inserting extra spaces to reach the required 500-word limit. "computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareExtraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length."The email contained padding, extra words about the weather, to hide the fact that the important information about the project deadline was near the end. "communicationtechnologycomputinginternetmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAnything of little value used to fill up space."That magazine is mostly advertisements; the rest is padding."materialitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading