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bump·er 1
(bŭm′pər)n.
1. A usually metal or rubber bar attached to either end of a motor vehicle, such as a truck or car, to absorb impact in a collision.
2. A protective device for absorbing shocks or impeding contact.
bump·er 2
(bŭm′pər)n.
1. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
2. Something extraordinarily large.
adj.
Extraordinarily abundant or full: a bumper crop of corn.
[Perhaps from bump.]
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bumper
(ˈbʌmpə)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) 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) cricket a ball bowled so that it bounces high on pitching; bouncer
bumper
(ˈbʌmpə)n
1. a glass, tankard, etc, filled to the brim, esp as a toast
2. an unusually large or fine example of something
adj
unusually large, fine, or abundant: a bumper crop.
vb
3. (tr) to toast with a bumper
4. (tr) to fill to the brim
5. (intr) to drink bumpers
[C17 (in the sense: a brimming glass): probably from bump (obsolete vb) to bulge; see bump]
bumper
(ˈbʌmpə)n
old-fashioned informal Austral a cigarette end
[C19: perhaps from a blend of butt1 and stump]
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bump•er
(ˈbʌm pər)n.
1. a person or thing that bumps.
2. a metal guard, usu. horizontal, for protecting the front or rear of an automobile, truck, etc.
3. any protective guard, pad, or disk for absorbing shock and preventing damage from bumping.
4. a cup or glass filled to the brim.
5. Informal. something unusually large.
adj. 6. unusually abundant: a bumper crop.
[1750–60]
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bumper
Past participle: bumpered
Gerund: bumpering
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| Noun | 1. |  bumper - a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking |
| 2. | bumper - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage bumper guard - vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling |
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bumper
adjective exceptional, excellent, massive, unusual, mega (slang), jumbo (informal), abundant, whacking (informal, chiefly Brit.), spanking (informal), whopping (informal), bountiful a bumper crop of rice
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Translations
مِصَدّواقٍ مِنَ الصَّدَمات
nárazníkvynikající
kofangerkæmpe-
parachoquesbumperdefensa
põrkeraud
auton puskuripuskurirunsastörmätävalli
pare-chocsexceptionnelpare-choc
branik
rekordtermés
höggdeyfir, stuîarimet-, óvenju mikill
バンパー
범퍼
odbijač
stötfångare
กันชน
cái hãm xung
bumper
1 [ˈbʌmpəʳ]A. N (Brit) (Aut) → parachoques m inv
traffic is bumper to bumper as far as the airport → hay una caravana que llega hasta el aeropuerto
traffic is bumper to bumper as far as the airport → hay una caravana que llega hasta el aeropuerto
bumper
2 [ˈbʌmpəʳ]B. ADJ [crop, harvest] → abundante
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bumper
[ˈbʌmpər] n → pare-chocs m inv
adj
bumper crop → récolte f exceptionnelle
bumper harvest → moisson f exceptionnellebumper car n → auto f tamponneusebumper sticker n → autocollant m (pour voiture)
bumper crop → récolte f exceptionnelle
bumper harvest → moisson f exceptionnellebumper car n → auto f tamponneusebumper sticker n → autocollant m (pour voiture)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bumper
n (of car) → Stoßstange f
adj bumper crop → Rekordernte f; a special bumper edition → eine Riesensonderausgabe; bumper offer → großes Sonderangebot
bumper
:bumper car
n → Boxauto nt (dial), → Autoskooter m
bumper sticker
n (Aut) → Aufkleber m
bumper-to-bumper
adj bumper traffic → Stop-and-go-Verkehr m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bumper
1 [ˈbʌmpəʳ] n (Brit) (Aut) → paraurti m invbumper
2 [ˈbʌmpəʳ] adj bumper harvest → raccolto eccezionaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bump
(bamp) verb to knock or strike (something). She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.
noun1. (the sound of) a blow or knock. We heard a loud bump.
2. a swelling or raised part. a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.
ˈbumper noun a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.
adjective excellent in some way, especially by being large. a bumper crop.
ˈbumpy adjective uneven. a bumpy road.
bump into to meet (someone) by accident. I bumped into him in the street.
bump of (slang) to murder someone.
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bumper
→ مِصَدّ nárazník kofanger Stoßstange προφυλακτήρας parachoques auton puskuri pare-chocs branik paraurti バンパー 범퍼 bumper støtfanger zderzak pára-choque бампер stötfångare กันชน tampon cái hãm xung 缓冲器Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009