Definition of cushion

• n. - A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material, and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.
• n. - Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use
• n. - a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf
• n. - a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam engine to receive the impact of the piston
• n. - the elastic edge of a billiard table.
• n. - A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; -- called also cushion dance.
• v. t. - To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.
• v. t. - To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.
• v. t. - To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.