pad verb
1 be padded be filled/covered with soft material
ADV. heavily, thickly She was wearing a warm coat and thickly padded gloves. | lightly
PREP. with The shoulder straps are padded with foam.
2 move quietly
ADV. silently, softly | barefoot | about/around
PREP. about/around padding softly around the house | across padding barefoot across the carpet | along The cat padded silently along the track. | to, towards