Meaning of BUMPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'bumpur
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- [n] a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of vehicle absorb shock and prevent damage
- [adj] extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
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| | See Also: | | auto, automobile, bumper guard, car, machine, mechanical device, motorcar, motortruck, truck | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Bum"per\, n. [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.
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