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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