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bumper
1[ buhm-per ]
noun
- a person or thing that bumps.
- a 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. something unusually large.
- a person who molds bricks by hand.
- Foundry. a machine for ramming sand into a mold.
- a carangid fish, Chlorosombrus chrysurus, of southern U.S. and Cuban coastal seas.
- Television.
- 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.
- Also called commercial bumper,. a brief interval of music, graphics, or voiceover serving as a transition between program and advertising content.
adjective
- unusually abundant:
Bumper crops reaped a big profit for local farmers.
verb (used with object)
- to fill to the brim.
bumper
2[ buhm-per ]
noun
- the unconsumed end of a cigarette; cigarette butt.
bumper
1/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /
noun
- a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact
- a person or machine that bumps
- cricket a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer
bumper
2/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /
noun
- a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
- an unusually large or fine example of something
adjective
- unusually large, fine, or abundant
a bumper crop
verb
- tr to toast with a bumper
- tr to fill to the brim
- intr to drink bumpers
bumper
3/ ˈ²úÊŒ³¾±èÉ™ /
noun
- old-fashioned.a cigarette end
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bumper1
Origin of bumper2
Example Sentences
Some have sold their cars or found ways to speak up against him with bumper stickers.
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.
Here in auto-saturated Los Angeles, the bumper sticker has always been a healthy form of self-expression.
In Bravo terms, Trump is at the center of the commercial bumper used to bookend ad breaks and each episode’s opening taglines.
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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