padding

Definition of Padding in English :

1. cushioning, padding

artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Padding

noun

1.

any soft material used to pad clothes, furniture, etc

2.

superfluous material put into a speech or written work to pad it out; waffle

3.

inflated or false entries in a financial account, esp an expense account

noun

1.

the action of a person who pads

2.

any soft material used to pad, as cotton, felt, etc.

3.

unnecessary or irrelevant material put into a speech or piece of writing, making it longer

n.

1. The act of stuffing, filling, or lining.

2. A soft material used to make pads or a pad.

3. Something added, especially extraneously or fraudulently: put some padding in the résumé.