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
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.
bumper (not comparable)
(colloquial) Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
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
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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