Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Same as cushioned, 1.

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  • adjective Having padding.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of pad.

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  • adjective softened by the addition of cushions or padding

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Examples

  • Ovechkin padded his NHL-leading goal total by scoring twice, including the winner in overtime, to lead the Capitals back from a two-goal deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Tuesday night.

    USATODAY.com 2007

  • Except somene really, really needs to lock these people away in padded cells somewhere, for their own safety, as well as that of their constituents.

    Think Progress » Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA) planned a personal WMD hunt 2006

  • Sedin padded the lead at the 13-minute mark when he tapped a puck out of mid-air and over the stacked right pad of Boucher.

    NHL - National Hockey League - Phoenix vs. Vancouver 2002

  • A pair of pickup trucks with 20mm Triple-A cannons bolted to their beds careened onto the street, two gunners dressed — somewhat bizarrely, I thought, for gunners — in short, padded black leather jackets and designer jeans, firing blindly into the air.

    Rogue Warrior Marcinko, Richard 1992

  • Then amid a thousand jokes the tiffin-baskets were brought out, and we had a royal lunch while the tiger was "padded" -- i.e., placed on one of the unoccupied elephants; and finally we got us back to camp, where the rest of the day was devoted to dinner and cheroots.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1876 Various

  • I personally don’t think any of you or your fascist buddies should be killed, I think you should be put in padded rooms.

    Think Progress » Evacuation Priorities 2005

  • It's the padded (thickly padded, that is) fist version of Olympic fencing, another sport I cannot relate with.

    Why Darting Isn't Hunting 2006

  • The ink would probably not hold well if the lid was also padded, which is typically the case with those things.

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - ExtraLife on Ebay: Custom inked Toilet Seat! 2005

  • Characterized by their padded black fabric—unbroken except for the division-specific color stripethat cut across the chest, shoulders, and back—the uniforms were supposed to be referred to as “surface operations blacks.”

    The Battle of Betazed Charlotte Douglas 2002

  • Characterized by their padded black fabric—unbroken except for the division-specific color stripethat cut across the chest, shoulders, and back—the uniforms were supposed to be referred to as “surface operations blacks.”

    The Battle of Betazed Charlotte Douglas 2002

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