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# padded

adjective (padded); also past form of «pad» (pad, pads, padded, padding)

«padded» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Filled or covered with soft material to make it comfortable or to protect: «a padded jacket», «a padded envelope». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#m1)
2. (verb, past) Walked softly and quietly: «The cat padded across the floor». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#m2)
3. Made longer with extra words or material that is not needed: «a padded essay». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety and sport: helmets, knee pads and goalkeeper gloves are padded to protect you from bumps. In everyday life: «padded coat», «padded envelope» for posting fragile things. In stories: animals and people «pad» softly on quiet feet.

### Examples

- I wore my padded jacket in the snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x1)
- Send the glasses in a padded envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x2)
- Bike helmets are padded inside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x3)
- The cat padded softly across the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x4)
- The walls of the soft play room are padded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x5)
- My essay was too short, so I padded it out with extra details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x6)
- His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/#x7)

### Note

Double «d»: padded. «Padded out» (essay) means made longer, often with words that add nothing — teachers prefer clear, full ideas instead. A «padded cell» is a room with soft walls.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «padded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/padded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«padded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/padded.html) on Mova free.