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bumper1 definition

bumper (bum′pər)

noun

☆ a device for absorbing some of the shock of a collision; specif., either of two bars for this purpose, at the front and rear of a motor vehicle
bumper2 definition

bumper (bum′pər)

noun

  1. a cup or glass filled to the brim
  2. Informal anything unusually large of its kind

Etymology: prob. < obs. bombard, liquor jug, altered after bump

adjective

unusually large or abundant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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