Bumper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbʌmpə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bumper is a noun meaning Someone or something that bumps.
Meaning
Someone or something that bumps.
More Meanings
- (colloquial, now chiefly attributive) Anything large or successful.
- (automotive) 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.
- (cricket) A bouncer.
- (billiards) A side wall of a pool table.
- A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
- (obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
Example Sentences
a bumper collection of silly jokes
The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
Yet can I gulp a bumper to thy name,— / O smile among the shades, for this is fame!
Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers, looking at his friend.
Word Forms
- bumpers
- bumpering
- bumpered
Synonyms for bumper
Depending on context, synonyms include abundant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abundant, stopper, abutment, damper, fender, absorber.
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