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noun ADJ. memo, message, note | drawing, sketch PREP. on a/the~ She doodled on a pad as she spoke., verb be padded be filled/covered with soft material ADV. heavily, thickly She was wearing a warm coat and thickly padded gloves. | lightly PREP. with The shoulder straps are padded with foam. move quietly ADV. silently, softly | barefoot | about/around PREP. about/around padding softly around the house | across padding barefoot across the carpet | along The cat padded silently along the track. | to, towards
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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pad sth out
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If you pad out a speech or piece of writing, you add unnecessary words or information to make it longer or to hide the fact that you are not saying anything very important.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs