padding

pad (one's)/the accounts

To make one's financial accounts appear more successful, stable, or secure than they really are, as by fraudulently concealing losses or by reporting false profits. Once the company's fraud came to light, it was quickly discovered that they had padded their accounts for years. Mark had taken to padding his accounts in the company to hide the losses from his husband's excessive spending habits.
See also: account, pad

pad (one's)/the expense account

To make unnecessary or fraudulent charges to one's company expense accounts for one's personal use. Have you been padding your expense account, Johnson? You're going to have to explain some of these mysterious out-of-state charges.
See also: account, expense, pad

pad down

To arrange to sleep some place, especially on a temporary basis. I'll just pad down at my brother's apartment while I look for a place to live. Where are you padding down while you're in town?
See also: down, pad

pad out

To fill something with cheaper or unnecessary material in order to make it superficially fuller, larger, or longer. A noun or pronoun can be used between "pad" and "out." If the movie were about 30 minutes shorter, it would have actually been an exciting little action flick—unfortunately, they decided to pad it out with this completely useless love story. He padded out the costume with tissue paper to make it look more like a pumpkin.
See also: out, pad

pad the bill

To inflate the charges made to someone for some product, meal, or service by adding extra, typically unnecessary or unwanted items or fees. Their website is really easy to use, but I hate that they pad the bill with so many fees and charges right at the very end. Don't let them pad the bill with extra services you don't want or need.
See also: bill, pad
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

pad down (some place)

Sl. to make one's bed somewhere, usually a casual or temporary bed. Do you mind if I pad down at your place for the night? Can I pad down tonight?
See also: down, pad

pad out

Sl. to go to bed or to sleep. Man, if I don't pad out by midnight, I'm a zombie. Why don't you people go home so I can pad out?
See also: out, pad

pad something out

Fig. to make something appear to be larger or longer by adding unnecessary material. lf we pad the costume out here, it will make the person who wears it look much plumper. Let's pad out this paragraph a little.
See also: out, pad

pad the bill

Fig. to put unnecessary or additional items on a bill to make the total cost higher. The plumber had padded the bill with things we didn't need. I was falsely accused of padding the bill.
See also: bill, pad
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

pad out

v.
1. To line or stuff something with soft material to make it fuller, puffier, or fluffier: I padded the pillow out with extra down. If you don't like the shape of this coat, we can pad out the shoulders for a fuller look.
2. To lengthen or increase something, especially with something extraneous: The director padded out the movie with several extra scenes so that it would be 90 minutes long. The lazy student wrote a short report and padded it out with useless facts.
See also: out, pad
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

pad down

verb
See pad down somewhere
See also: down, pad

pad out

in. to go to bed or to sleep. (see also pad.) Man, if I don’t pad out by midnight, I’m a zombie.
See also: out, pad
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • pad (one's)/the accounts
  • padded account
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at doorstep
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
References in periodicals archive
"We also receive used padding from collection bins located at retail carpeting and flooring accessories stores throughout our operating regions," Trick states.
"The collection bins not only offer their installer and contractor customers a convenient disposal site for used padding, they serve the same purpose for the store's installation teams.
Once Cushion Recyclers receives the used carpet padding, it is bundled or baled and then transported to either a broker or directly to the closest carpet padding manufacturer.
The recycled, or re-bond carpet padding, is formed by combining chopped and shredded pieces of used carpet padding with postindustrial polyurethane foam scrap in different sizes and usually different colors into one solid piece.
Trick says operational efficiency is critically important for carpet padding recyclers to maintain profit levels.
To achieve that, we need to compress the padding as much as possible and then keep it that way, in dense, neat bales.
Baling underfoot: an entrepreneur puts spring into his business by baling old carpet padding for recycling
The technology of recycling used carpet padding with postindustrial polyurethane scrap foam has created new business opportunities for companies like Cushion Recyclers.
But, as recycling efforts for carpeting and other consumable products improve and move toward the efficiencies of carpet padding recycling, the nation will be able to further conserve valuable material, natural resources and landfill reserves.
Foam scrap and used re-bond carpet padding can be put through its recycling process eight to ten times before it loses its spring and padding characteristics.
According to the Carpet Cushion Council (www.carpetcushion.org), the newly formed carpet padding has the same performance characteristics and benefits as virgin carpet padding, including sound control, temperature insulation, extended carpet life, and improved air flow that helps vacuum cleaners to clean more efficiently.
Floored by success: an entrepreneur puts spring into his business by helping old carpet padding get new life
Other "Bruiser" features include extended pectoral padding, epaulets that are rolled forward toward the greater hitting focus, a velcro fastener on the cantilever straps to minimize detachment, and an outer covering that combines nylon/mesh and storm proof nylon taffeta.
1996 football buyer's guide & directory