"padding" in the noun sense
1. padding, cushioning
artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
"padding" in the verb sense
1. embroider, pad, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
add details to
2. slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
"Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
3. pad, fill out
line or stuff with soft material
"pad a bra"
4. pad, bolster
add padding to
"pad the seat of the chair"
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