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Definitions for Bumper

[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 Slang . a brief announcement about a news story to be covered later in the programming.
[10] unusually abundant: Bumper crops reaped a big profit for local farmers.
[11] to fill to the brim.
[12] the unconsumed end of a cigarette; cigarette butt.
[13] a horizontal metal bar attached to the front or rear end of a car, lorry, etc, to protect against damage from impact
[14] a person or machine that bumps
[15] cricket a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer
[16] a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
[17] an unusually large or fine example of something
[18] unusually large, fine, or abundant a bumper crop
[19] (tr) to toast with a bumper
[20] (tr) to fill to the brim
[21] (intr) to drink bumpers
[22] Australian old-fashioned , informal a cigarette end

Words related to Bumper

generous, productive, fertile, prolific, ample, sufficient, bountiful, unlimited, armor, buffer, safeguard, shelter, bulwark, intermediary, cushion, headrest, mat, screen, armament, cover

Words nearby Bumper

bump into, bump off, bump start, bump stock, bump up, bumper, bumper car, bumper guard, bumper jack, bumper pool, bumper sticker

Origin of Bumper

21915–20; expressive coinage, perhaps blend of butt1 and stump + -er1

Word origin for Bumper

C19: perhaps from a blend of butt 1 and stump

Synonyms for Bumper

abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, chock-full, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lousy with, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superabundant, superfluous, swarming, swimming, teeming