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1 ♦ cushion
♦ cushion /ˈkʊʃn/n.3 (fig.) cuscinetto; ammortizzatore; ancora di salvezza: The growth of production is a good cushion for our economy, l'aumento della produzione è un buon cuscinetto per la nostra economia● cushion cover, copricuscino □ cushion craft, veicolo su cuscino d'aria □ (edil.) cushion flooring, posa di pavimenti con imbottitura.(to) cushion /ˈkʊʃn/v. t.3 (fig.) attenuare; attutire; fare da cuscinetto a: A reduction in labour costs would cushion the blow of sharp tax rises, una riduzione del costo della manodopera attutirebbe l'impatto dei forti aumenti delle imposte9 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) smorzare, ovattare ( un colpo); domare, stoppare, addomesticare ( la palla)● (tecn.) cushioning material, materiale per imbottitura ( di pacchi, ecc.).
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