Bumper

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who or that which bumps.
  • noun. A log of wood placed over a ship's side to keep off ice, or anything similarly used; a fender.
  • To fill to the brim.
  • noun. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially when drunk as a toast.
  • noun. A crowded house at a theatrical benefit, or the like.
  • Brimming; abundant; very good; as, a bumper crop.
  • noun. In pianoforte-making, same as counter-check, 2.
  • noun. A species of pompano-like fish, Chloroscombrus chrysurus, of the family Carangidæ, found on the South Atlantic coast and about Cuba. Also called casabe.
  • noun. In felt-hat manuf., a machine used for consolidating the felted material.
  • noun. In Eng. whist, a rubber of 8 points.
  • To toast by drinking off a bumper.
  • To drink bumpers: as, “we all sang and bumpered away,”
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.
  • noun. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.
  • noun. That which bumps or causes a bump.
  • noun. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.
  • noun. a protective guard device, usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
  • noun. Anything large or successful (now usually attributively).
  • noun. Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender
  • noun. Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact
  • noun. Someone or something that bumps.
  • noun. A bouncer.
  • noun. A side wall of a pool table.
  • noun. A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
  • adjective. Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
  • noun. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage