pad up
B2 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Put on the protective pads you wear in sports like cricket or American football.
Literal meaning: To strap pads up onto your body — transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
(Sport, especially cricket) To put on protective leg pads in preparation for batting or playing.
"The next two batters were told to pad up and be ready to go in at any moment."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Predominantly used in British English in the context of cricket, where batters wear leg pads. Can be used for other padded sports (American football, ice hockey). Also (rare) means to fill a space with padding material.
Commonly used with
batter wicketkeeper cricketer player next ready
Forms
Base
pad up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
pads up
he/she/it
Past simple
paded up
yesterday
Past participle
paded up
have + pp
-ing form
pading up
continuous
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