Bumper definition
A usually metal or rubber bar attached to either end of a motor vehicle, such as a truck or car, to absorb impact in a collision.
noun
Something extraordinarily large.
noun
Extraordinarily abundant or full.
A bumper crop of corn.
adjective
A cup or glass filled to the brim.
noun
A protective device for absorbing shocks or impeding contact.
noun
A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
noun
(informal) Anything unusually large of its kind.
noun
Unusually large or abundant.
A bumper crop.
adjective
1859, Dickens, A tale of two cities, chapter 11
Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers, looking at his friend.
noun
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(billiards) A side wall of a pool table.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
bumper
Plural:
bumpersOrigin of bumper
- Perhaps from bump
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From bump + -er.
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