bumper
(bʌmpəʳ )
Word forms: bumpers
1. countable noun B2
Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
bumper to bumper phrase [verb-link PHRASE, PHRASE noun, PHRASE after verb]
If traffic is bumper to bumper, the vehicles are so close to one another that they are almost touching and are moving very slowly.
...bumper to bumper traffic jams.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A bumper crop or harvest is one that is larger than usual.
...a bumper crop of rice.
In the state of Iowa, it's been a bumper year for corn.
Synonyms: exceptional, excellent, exo [Australian, slang], massive
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you say that something is bumper size, you mean that it is very large.
...bumper profits.
...a bumper pack of matches.
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CAR: EXTERIOR boot roof wheel window door windscreen wiper bonnet wing bumper windscreen tyre wing mirror number plate headlight indicator Collocations:
bumper crop bumper harvest front bumper
The good news is that the doeth not kind is enjoying a bumper crop, thanks to the recent wet weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
As you may imagine, the gossip farmers have been reaping a bumper crop of conjecture on the subject.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This year was a bit of a bumper crop.
The Sun (2015)
This year's sunny weather has resulted in a bumper crop for British growers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lots of rain helped to produce a bumper crop of berries and hedgerow fruit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the farmers are heading for a bumper harvest.
Times, Sunday Times
I'm pleased to report last summer's hot weather in general gave a bumper harvest of peat.
The Sun
In fact their first year has produced a bumper harvest.
Times, Sunday Times
That had also been considered a bumper harvest, although much of the grain was lost in the unusually heavy monsoon rains and flooding that followed a few weeks later.
Times, Sunday Times
The excess of sunshine meant that solar energy producers had a bumper harvest, but perhaps not quite as obvious was the lack of wind.
Times, Sunday Times
There is also a redesigned grille and front bumper, together with new 16in alloy wheels.
The Sun (2010)
The bottom part of the front bumper is a bit different.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both interior and exterior changes are fairly subtle, with a slightly more angular front bumper and chrome trim pieces setting it apart from the previous model.
The Sun (2015)
It has a streamline high-speed train look about it with a sweeping front windscreen, racy integral fog lamps in the front bumper and superb alloys.
The Sun (2006)
But it has been improved, with a more refined nose including new headlamps, grille and front bumper.
The Sun (2006)
Translations:
Chinese: 缓冲器, 丰收的
Japanese: バンパー, 豊作の