pad-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Add (false or superfluous) information to.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PAD NP2[patient] (PP{with NP[material[abstract]]})
NOTE: The 'with' NP is always [abstract], unlike in Sense 3. See examples below.

Examples:
He padded the novel (with character descriptions).
She padded her report (with made-up statistics).
I always pad my emails (with distracting information so my boss ignores my mistakes).

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pad.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Walk heavily and firmly (like a cat) as when weary or over soft terrain.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PAD PP[directional]

Examples:
The tiger padded around its cage.
Mules padded in a circle around a grindstone.
Jan padded up to the grave and stared down in remorse.

Mappings:
VerbNet: run-51.3.2-1
FrameNet: Self_motion
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Line or stuff with soft material.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PAD NP2[patient] (PP{with NP[material[concrete]]})
NOTE: The 'with' NP is always [concrete], unlike in Sense 1. See examples below.

Examples:
Companies pad bras with all sorts of things.
Pad the seat of that chair before we try to sell it.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 4: PAD ONE'S WALLET/PURSE/COFFER: Steal money, as from a company, transaction, or campaign.

Commentary: Is: PAD ONE'S WALLET, PAD ONE'S PURSE, PAD ONE'S COFFER(S)

Examples:
She has no problem scrapping civil liberties in order to pad her
purse.
My lawyer's been padding his wallet since day one.
Candidates pad their coffers all the time; politics is truly a business.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM