n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: cush · ioned ; cush · ion · ing \ ' ku ̇ -sh( ə -)ni ŋ \
Date: circa 1738
1 : to seat or place on a cushion
2 : to suppress by ignoring
3 : to furnish with a cushion <a cushion ed seat>
4 a : to mitigate the effects of <trying to cushion the blow> b : to protect against force or shock < cushion the ride>
5 : to check gradually so as to minimize shock of moving parts