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bumper

1

[ buhm-per ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that bumps.
  2. a metal guard, usually horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of an automobile, truck, etc.
  3. 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.
  4. a cup or glass filled to the brim, as with beer.
  5. Informal. something unusually large.
  6. a person who molds bricks by hand.
  7. Foundry. a machine for ramming sand into a mold.
  8. a carangid fish, Chlorosombrus chrysurus, of southern U.S. and Cuban coastal seas.
  9. Television.
    1. Also bump. Also called bumper tease. in a news program, a brief teaser coming at the end of a segment just before commercials, announcing or previewing a forthcoming story.
    2. Also called commercial bumper,. a brief interval of music, graphics, or voiceover serving as a transition between program and advertising content.


adjective

  1. unusually abundant:

    Bumper crops reaped a big profit for local farmers.

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill to the brim.

bumper

2

[ buhm-per ]

noun

Australian Slang.
  1. the unconsumed end of a cigarette; cigarette butt.

bumper

1

/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /

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
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bumper

2

/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
  2. an unusually large or fine example of something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. unusually large, fine, or abundant

    a bumper crop

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to toast with a bumper
  2. tr to fill to the brim
  3. intr to drink bumpers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bumper

3

/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    a cigarette end
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bumper1

First recorded in 1750–60; bump + -er 1

Origin of bumper2

First recorded in 1890–95; expressive coinage, perhaps blend of butt 1 and stump + -er 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bumper1

C17 (in the sense: a brimming glass): probably from bump (obsolete vb) to bulge; see bump

Origin of bumper2

C19: perhaps from a blend of butt 1and stump
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Some have sold their cars or found ways to speak up against him with bumper stickers.

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As Tesla’s reputation stumbles, many owners have moved to sell their cars or otherwise denounce Musk by sticking a critical bumper sticker on their vehicle.

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Here in auto-saturated Los Angeles, the bumper sticker has always been a healthy form of self-expression.

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In Bravo terms, Trump is at the center of the commercial bumper used to bookend ad breaks and each episode’s opening taglines.

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The letter comes as some Tesla owners are protesting Musk’s political actions by selling their vehicles or adding anti-Musk bumper stickers to their rides.

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