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padding

/ˈpædɪŋ/

padding around

padding down

padding out

padding over

paddingnoun

paddings

Translations

набивка

The padding in the chair makes it more comfortable.

Набивка в кресле делает его более удобным.

подкладка

The jacket has a warm padding for winter.

Куртка имеет теплую подкладку для зимы.

уплотнитель

The door has a rubber padding to prevent drafts.

Дверь имеет резиновый уплотнитель, чтобы предотвратить сквозняки.

Additional translations

прокладка

заполнение

амортизация

Definitions

Soft material used to cushion or protect something.

The padding in the helmet helps protect the player's head during impact.

Unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing.

The essay was full of padding, making it longer but not more informative.

The act or process of filling or expanding something by adding extra material.

The padding of the seat cushions took hours.

Extra bytes or characters added to data to achieve a required length or alignment, especially in computing or cryptography.

The message is followed by padding to make its length a multiple of sixteen bytes.

Synonyms

padding material

paddingadjective

/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to modify another noun, meaning 'relating to or serving as padding'.

Definitions

Relating to or serving as padding; used to fill, cushion, or adjust length.

Padding material was added to reduce vibration.

Synonyms

padverb

padding

Gerund

padded

Past Simple

padded

Past Participle

padding

Gerund

/pæd/

Translations

набивать

She decided to pad the cushion with extra stuffing.

Она решила набить подушку дополнительным наполнителем.

подкрадываться

He tried to pad silently across the room.

Он попытался подкрасться бесшумно через комнату.

Additional translations

утолщать

Definitions

To fill or cover something with soft material to make it more comfortable or to protect it.

She padded the box with bubble wrap to protect the fragile items during shipping.

To walk quietly or softly, often with bare feet.

He padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.

To add unnecessary material to something, especially to make it seem longer or more substantial.

The student padded his essay with extra words to meet the required word count.

Synonyms

padnoun

Definitions

A piece of soft material used to protect or cushion.

She placed a pad under the vase to prevent it from scratching the table.

A number of sheets of paper glued together at one edge, used for writing or drawing.

He jotted down the notes on his writing pad during the meeting.

A flat surface or area, often used for a specific purpose, such as a launch pad for rockets.

The rocket stood tall on the launch pad, ready for its mission to space.

A small, often temporary, living space or apartment.

He invited his friends over to his new pad for a housewarming party.

A protective covering worn by athletes to prevent injury.

The football player wore shoulder pads to protect himself during the game.

The fleshy underside of the foot of an animal or human.

Ice can damage a dog's pads if it stays out too long in the snow.

padadjective

Definitions

Serving as or relating to a pad; providing cushioning or protection.

Pad inserts are available to make the helmet more comfortable.

padpast participle

Definitions

Provided with or filled with padding; cushioned.

She wore a padded jacket to keep warm in the cold weather.