bumper
1a person or thing that bumps.
a metal guard, usually horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of an automobile, truck, etc.
any protective rim, guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock and preventing damage from bumping as a rubber-tipped doorstop or an old tire on the side of a boat.
a cup or glass filled to the brim, as with beer.
Informal. something unusually large.
a person who molds bricks by hand.
Foundry. a machine for ramming sand into a mold.
a carangid fish, Chlorosombrus chrysurus, of southern U.S. and Cuban coastal seas.
Television.
Also bump .Also called bumper tease . in a news program, a brief teaser coming at the end of a segment just before commercials, announcing or previewing a forthcoming story.
Also called commercial bumper, break bumper . a brief interval of music, graphics, or voiceover serving as a transition between program and advertising content.
unusually abundant: Bumper crops reaped a big profit for local farmers.
to fill to the brim.
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1Words Nearby bumper
Other definitions for bumper (2 of 2)
the unconsumed end of a cigarette; cigarette butt.
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How to use bumper in a sentence
Silverman was sure that she hadn’t so much as smudged his bumper.
Some bolt on metal bars that extend from the vehicle’s frame and out under the bumper, forming a hoop that you can use to attach lights.
Although annual statistics for engagements are virtually nonexistent, there’s evidence to suggest the coronavirus pandemic has produced a bumper crop.
The pandemic helped them realize: I want to marry you | Ashley Fetters | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostWe’ve all had the experience of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic with nothing but miles of red taillights ahead, wishing we could somehow break away from the pack and zoom off to our destination traffic-free.
This Flying Car Costs $599K—and It’s Now Street Legal in Holland | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | October 29, 2020 | Singularity HubIt looked so good like this that I almost regretted the need for bumpers.
To accompany breakfast or lunch, there's hibiscus lavender tea or locally roasted bumper Crop coffee.
Spaghetti for Breakfast?! Not So Crazy at This Idaho Farm Café | Jane & Michael Stern | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTbumper stickers proclaiming “Gitmo Saves Lives” can be purchased at keepamericasafe.com for $5.
bumper stickers have even been printed that say "No to the murtazeqa," beside a silhouette of a man wearing a yellow hardhat.
bumper looked in Jimsy's and Wheedle's eyes, and saw they were pink, but he was still doubtful.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshThat was an answer good enough for any rabbit, and bumper should have been satisfied, but he had a very inquisitive mind.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walshbumper promised not to be spoilt by listening to what little girls said, and then eagerly repeated his question.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshRabbits don't like to be called by two different names, and if I was you, ma'm, I'd keep on calling him bumper.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert WalshWhich was true, but bumper went to sleep dreaming of a million questions he would ask his mother in the morning.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for bumper (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbʌmpə) /
a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact
a person or machine that bumps
cricket a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer
British Dictionary definitions for bumper (2 of 3)
/ (ˈbʌmpə) /
a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
an unusually large or fine example of something
unusually large, fine, or abundant: a bumper crop
(tr) to toast with a bumper
(tr) to fill to the brim
(intr) to drink bumpers
Origin of bumper
2British Dictionary definitions for bumper (3 of 3)
/ (ˈbʌmpə) /
Australian old-fashioned, informal a cigarette end
Origin of bumper
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