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(idiomatic) To add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial. / (idiomatic, slang) To sleep or go to bed.

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pad out

Source Word

pad out

Verb

idiomatic slang

Japanese Meaning

余計なものを加えて見かけ上充実させる / 寝る・寝床に入る

She tried to pad out her resume with volunteer work to make it look more impressive.

彼女は履歴書をより印象的に見せるためにボランティア活動でかさ増ししようとした。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To add something extra to something to make it appear more substantial.

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

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, slang) To sleep or go to bed.

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

pads out

（ present singular third-person ）

padding out

（ participle present ）

padded out

（ participle past ）

padded out

（ past ）