bumper

[bumpĀ·er]

A bumper is the curved bar across the front of a car that protects it from getting dented or scratched during minor accidents. If you bump into your mailbox, you may damage your car's bumper.

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A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.

Noun
a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

Noun
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale"

Adjective S.
extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"


n.
A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.

n.
A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.

n.
That which bumps or causes a bump.

n.
Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.


Bumper

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.
2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. [Cant]

Bumper

Bump"er , n. 1. That which bumps or causes a bump. 2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.

A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.

That which bumps or causes a bump.

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Usage Examples

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment.

President Obama's version of America is a divided one - pitting us against each other based on our income level, gender, and social status. His policies have failed! We are not better off than we were 4 years ago, and no rhetoric, bumper sticker, or campaign ad can change that.

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Other Usage Examples

There are a lot of things that fit on a bumper sticker in terms of either liberty or equality or progress that when made more concrete just don't pan out.

Together we will build an America where hope is a new job with a paycheck, not a faded word on an old bumper sticker.

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