Noun

• S: (n) shock absorber, shock, cushion (a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses) "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
• S: (n) cushion (the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle)
• S: (n) cushion (a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) cushion, buffer, soften (protect from impact) "cushion the blow"