bumper

Definition of Bumper in English :

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Noun

1. bumper

a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)

Example Sentences:
'we quaffed a bumper of ale'

2. bumper

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bumper

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noun

1.

a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact

2.

a person or machine that bumps

3. cricket

a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer

noun

1.

a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast

2.

an unusually large or fine example of something

adjective

3.

unusually large, fine, or abundant

a bumper crop

verb

4. (transitive)

to toast with a bumper

5. (transitive)

to fill to the brim

6. (intransitive)

to drink bumpers

noun

Australian old-fashioned, informal

a cigarette end

Bumper

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noun

1.

a cup or glass filled to the brim

2. Informal

anything unusually large of its kind

adjective

3.

unusually large or abundant

noun

US

a device for absorbing some of the shock of a collision; specif., either of two bars for this purpose, at the front and rear of a motor vehicle

Bumper

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n.

1. 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.

2. A protective device for absorbing shocks or impeding contact.

n.

1. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

2. Something extraordinarily large.

adj.

Extraordinarily abundant or full: a bumper crop of corn.

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