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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bump•er1 /ˈbʌmpɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Automotivea metal band or bar, usually horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of a vehicle, etc.:flashy chrome bumpers.
- any protective guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock and preventing damage from bumping:railroad bumpers.
adj. [before a noun] - unusually large;
abundant: a bumper crop.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bump•er1 (bum′pər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that bumps.
- Automotivea metal guard, usually horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of an automobile, truck, etc.
- any protective rim, guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock and preventing damage from bumping, as a rubber-tipped doorstop or an old tire on the side of a boat.
- a cup or glass filled to the brim, as with beer.
- Informal Termssomething unusually large.
- a person who molds bricks by hand.
- Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy[Foundry.]a machine for ramming sand into a mold.
- Fisha carangid fish, Chlorosombrus chrysurus, of southern U.S. and Cuban coastal seas.
- Radio and Television, Show Business[Television Slang.]a brief announcement about a news story to be covered later in the programming.
adj. - unusually abundant:Bumper crops reaped a big profit for local farmers.
v.t. - to fill to the brim.
bump•er2 (bum′pər),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Slang.]- British Termsthe unconsumed end of a cigarette;
cigarette butt.
- expressive coinage, perh. blend of, blended butt1 and stump + -er1 1915–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bumper /ˈbʌmpə/ n - a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact
- a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer
bumper /ˈbʌmpə/ n - a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
- an unusually large or fine example of something
adj - unusually large, fine, or abundant: a bumper crop
Etymology: 17th Century (in the sense: a brimming glass): probably from bump (obsolete vb) to bulge; see bump |