BUMPER

bumper

(noun) a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

bumper

(noun) a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); “we quaffed a bumper of ale”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bumper (plural bumpers)

Someone or something that bumps.

(obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

(colloquial, now, mostly, attributive) Anything large or successful.

(automotive, US) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

• The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.

(cricket) A bouncer.

(billiards) A side wall of a pool table.

(broadcasting) A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

(slang, dated) A covered house at a theatre, etc, in honour of some favourite performer.

(slang, Caribbean) A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.

(music) An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.

(pinball) An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.

Adjective

bumper (not comparable)

(colloquial) Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

Verb

bumper (third-person singular simple present bumpers, present participle bumpering, simple past and past participle bumpered)

(obsolete, intransitive) To drink from the vessels called bumpers.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bum"per, n. Etym: [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large drinking vessel.]

1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast. He frothed his bumpers to the brim. Tennyson.

2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. [Cant]

Bump"er, n.

1. That which bumps or causes a bump.

2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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