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padded

pad
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pad]
    • /pæd/
    • /ˈpæd.ɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pad]
    • /pæd/

Definitions of padded word

  • noun padded a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground. 1
  • noun padded a road horse, as distinguished from a hunting or working horse. 1
  • noun padded a highwayman. 1
  • noun padded British Dialect. a path, lane, or road. 1
  • verb with object padded to travel along on foot. 1
  • verb with object padded to beat down by treading. 1

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Origin of padded

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; orig. special uses of obsolete pad bundle to lie on, perhaps blend of pack1 and bed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Padded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

padded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

padded usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for padded

adj padded

  • amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
  • buyable — available to be bought
  • corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
  • full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
  • lengthy — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.

noun padded

  • bombast — Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
  • altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
  • domiciled — a place of residence; abode; house or home.
  • flatted — horizontally level: a flat roof.
  • footed — having a foot or feet (often used in combination): a four-footed animal.

verb padded

  • cocooned — If someone is cocooned in blankets or clothes, they are completely wrapped in them.
  • craned — any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
  • defused — Simple past tense and past participle of defuse.
  • demilitarized — Declared free of all military activity.
  • fudged — a small stereotype or a few lines of specially prepared type, bearing a newspaper bulletin, for replacing a detachable part of a page plate without the need to replate the entire page.

adjective padded

  • cushioned — provided with cushions
  • faint — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
  • longwinded — Alternative spelling of long-winded.
  • weighted — having additional weight.

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