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Noun: bumper  búm-pu(r)
  1. A mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
     
  2. A glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
    "we quaffed a bumper of ale"
Adjective: bumper  búm-pu(r)
  1. Producing in abundance
    - bountiful, plentiful

Derived forms: bumpers

See also: fruitful

Type of: drinking glass, glass, mechanical device

Part of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, lorry [Brit], motorcar, motortruck [N. Amer], truck, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

Encyclopedia: Bumper

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