Verb (used with object) : to pad a speech; to pad an expense account. From Dictionary.com.
Sedin padded the lead at the 13-minute mark when he tapped a puck out of mid-air and over the stacked right pad of Boucher. From Wordnik.com. [NHL - National Hockey League - Phoenix vs. Vancouver] Reference
The back of the bag is heavily padded, which is great for comfort. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference
It's the padded (thickly padded, that is) fist version of Olympic fencing, another sport I cannot relate with. From Wordnik.com. [Why Darting Isn't Hunting] Reference
The ink would probably not hold well if the lid was also padded, which is typically the case with those things. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - ExtraLife on Ebay: Custom inked Toilet Seat!] Reference
I personally don’t think any of you or your fascist buddies should be killed, I think you should be put in padded rooms. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Evacuation Priorities] Reference
He laughed and shook out some kind of padded jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Eclipse]
They hug my cankles with some kind of padded something. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
The file may be "padded" with extra paper, if necessary. From Wordnik.com. [The Ears of America] Reference
His web page reeks of "padded" experience and qualifications. From Wordnik.com. [Heroes or Villains?] Reference
Looking down, it looks like I'm wearing some kind of padded bra. From Wordnik.com. [Scar] Reference
All I know is if I read one more book where someone "padded" somewhere, I'm going to off someone. From Wordnik.com. ["Deceptively simple"] Reference
First-class restraints, such as padded handcuffs, and the option to forgo three-point restraint are, of course, upsells. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
The plain truth is that the returns of 1890 were "padded," probably for political ends. From Wordnik.com. [Omaha, the Prairie City] Reference
It seems the more "padded" someone is, the more likely they will use the body as a weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
1) Send everything in padded envelopes instead of boxes, even if you have to send multiple envelopes. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
Three commas causes the count to be "padded" with zeros, and the number of zeros is specified by the number that follows. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
Today Michael hinted that turnout was quite strong, and now we have some confirmation, which I can confirm isn't "padded". From Wordnik.com. [Far and Wide] Reference
U.S. Attorney David Nahmias says from 2000 to 2007, Kristi Wilson approved and paid bonuses to herself and "padded" her husband's salary. From Wordnik.com. [WSBTV.com - Local News] Reference
"padded," both in mariners and by nature, that she was too much like. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
"padded" into a strange, silent trot in exact imitation of a prairie wolf. From Wordnik.com. [The Shagganappi] Reference
Any pack you buy should have wide, padded shoulder straps. From Wordnik.com. [Money Lessons] Reference
The King of the Cowboys wore padded Western shirts to bulk up his shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The King Of The Cowboys] Reference
And the larger-than-life painting of himself in a shoulder-padded 1950s suit. From Wordnik.com. [The Loneliest Hero] Reference
During one session, we were invited to create a scene with the padded "muggers.". From Wordnik.com. [Opening The Drawer One More Time] Reference
The bubble may burst so padded cells for him and his followers should be on order. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
In 1977, Claude Montana sent his models out in black leather jackets padded like linebackers. From Wordnik.com. [Night Of The Living Dead] Reference
"Yeah, middle of the desert, aircon and a padded seat, there are worse jobs in Iraq," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye] Reference
Heilemann's book is a slightly padded reprint of his justly acclaimed article in Wired last year. From Wordnik.com. [The Trials Of Microsoft, 4.0] Reference
Behrman and Hulsman rolled the litter into Emergency Room No. 2 and lifted Kennedy to a padded aluminum table. From Wordnik.com. [Bobby's Last, Longest Day] Reference
Just 20 minutes a day, three times a week on the padded saddle of an all-in-one fitness machine and -- yippee!. From Wordnik.com. [Back In The Saddle Again] Reference
Like a sculptor, Lars builds in padded curves at the hip of argyle sweater dresses and sews bras into shirtwaist dresses. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow Coalition] Reference
She looked around and padded off across a ravine, toward the edge of the blue spruce and Douglas fir forest that would be her new home. From Wordnik.com. [Lynx To The Past] Reference
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