padding
/'pædiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Soft material used for filling, shaping, protecting, or adding comfort: "Padding" refers to soft or resilient material that is used to fill space, give shape to something, provide protection, or increase comfort.
- Unnecessary or extra words: In a figurative sense, "padding" can refer to extra, often unnecessary, words or content added to make something seem longer or more substantial.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Material):
- The shoulder pads in this jacket have thick foam padding.
- We added extra padding to the shipping box to protect the fragile items.
- Noun (Extra Content):
- The essay was full of unnecessary padding to reach the word count.
- Cut the padding from your report and get straight to the key points.
Advanced Usage
- "to add padding": to include extra material or content.
- The author was accused of adding padding to inflate the length of the novel.
- "protective padding": padding specifically designed for safety.
- Wear protective padding on your elbows and knees when skateboarding.
Variants and Related Words
- Pad (verb/noun): To fill or cover with soft material; a piece of soft material used for protection or comfort.
- She padded the box with newspaper before sealing it.
- He wrote notes on a legal pad.
- Padded (adjective): Containing or filled with padding.
- The car doors are padded for safety.
Synonyms
- Cushioning: Material that provides a soft, protective layer.
- Filler: Material used to fill a space.
- Wadding: Soft material, especially fibers, used for padding or packing.
- Verbiage (for the figurative sense): Speech or writing that uses too many words.
Related Phrases
- Padding the bill: Illegally adding extra charges to an invoice.
- The contractor was caught padding the bill with fictitious costs.
- Padding one's resume: Exaggerating or adding false information to a resume to make it more impressive.
- He got the job but was later fired for padding his resume.
Related Idioms
- To pad out: To make something longer or fuller by adding extra, often less important, material.
- The speaker padded out his presentation with irrelevant anecdotes.
Noun
- artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort