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Vinony

bumper

noun

  1. shock absorber at front-most or rear-most part of vehicle
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Pronunciation: /ˈbʌmpə/ / /ˈbʌmpəɹ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

  1. Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.

    “a bumper collection of silly jokes”

    “What a bumper year for apples!”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

  1. Someone or something that bumps.
  2. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

    “[T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.”

    “Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]”

  3. Anything large or successful.
  4. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
  5. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

    “The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.”

  6. A bouncer.
  7. A side wall of a pool table.
  8. A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
  9. A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
  10. A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
  11. A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
  12. An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.
  13. An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
  14. A cigarette butt.
  15. In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.
  16. A shoulder button on a gamepad.
  17. Synonym of gutter guard (“rail to prevent a ball from rolling into the gutter”).

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.

  1. To drink from the vessels called bumpers.