padding
n.
cushioning; material used to pad
pad
v.
cushion; fill; fill out; walk, go by foot
Padding
In
fashion, padding is material sometimes added to clothes. It is often done in an attempt to enhance appearance by 'improving' a physical feature, often a sexually significant one. Thus, there is padding for:Breasts (sometimes called
falsies)The male crotch (usually called a
codpiece)Height (usually in shoes and often called
elevator shoes)Width of shoulders (in coats and other garments for men, and sometimes for women)
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padding
Noun
1. artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
(synonym) cushioning
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(hyponym) cushion
(substance-meronym) cotton, cotton wool
(derivation) pad, fill out
pad
Noun
1. a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
(synonym) pad of paper, tablet
(hypernym) paper
(hyponym) message pad, writing pad
2. the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
(hypernym) leaf, leafage, foliage
(hyponym) lily pad
(part-holonym) aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
3. a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
(synonym) inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad
(hypernym) block
4. a usually thin flat mass of padding
(hypernym) padding, cushioning
(hyponym) carpet pad, rug pad, underlay, underlayment
(derivation) bolster
5. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
(synonym) launching pad, launchpad, launch pad, launch area
(hypernym) platform
(part-holonym) launching site
6. temporary living quarters
(synonym) diggings, digs, domiciliation, lodgings
(hypernym) living quarters, quarters
7. the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal
(hypernym) structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
(part-holonym) paw
(derivation) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp
Verb
1. add details to
(synonym) embroider, lard, embellish, aggrandize, aggrandise, blow up, dramatize, dramatise
(hypernym) overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify
(hyponym) glorify
2. walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
(synonym) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, tramp
(hypernym) walk
(hyponym) squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
3. line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra"
(synonym) fill out
(hypernym) stuff
(hyponym) rat
4. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"
(synonym) bolster
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
Padding
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pad
(n.)
The uniform impregnation of cloth with a mordant.
(n.)
The material with which anything is padded.
(n.)
The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing.
(n.)
Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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