To protect from or minimize harm by means of absorption.

Inflected Form(s):

Cushioning (adjective), Cushioned (past tense), Cushions (plural)

Comments:

Cushioning can be done in any number of ways, but is commonly done using riding.

Yielding can be used to produce cushioning.

Opposite(s):

Opposing Forces

Example(s):

Moving in the same general direction as an on coming punch would demonstrate a cushion to the strike.

Related Definition(s):

Compensate, Parry, Ride, Yield

Related Term(s):

Colliding Forces