Meaning of pad out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial.
   idiomatic
2. To sleep or go to bed.
   idiomatic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Some students pad out their essays by adding a whole lot of quotes from random sources.”

“Have you heard about girls padding out their bras to make their breasts look bigger?”

“With regard to definition-writing students, as a result of having spent years padding out written assignments in order to meet word-length requirements, were somewhat bemused to be told that fewer words were better than a long, wordy definition.”

“Because of my job I usually pad out just before nine o'clock.”

“My housemate was very annoyed to find my friends padded out on the lounge room floor this morning.”

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