bumper

(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·er² (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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adj

Definition: abundant
Antonyms: disastrous, meager, poor

1. A device (other than an oil buffer or spring buffer) designed to stop an elevator car or counterweight from descending beyond its normal limit of travel; the car strikes the bumper, which absorbs the impact.
2. On a doorframe, a rubber silencer to reduce noise caused by the slamming of a door.

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IN BRIEF: A metal or rubber guard at the front and back of a vehicle.

Travis' bumper was bent from his last fender bender.

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noun
noun, Austral and NZ

A cigarette end. (1899 —) .
Southerly He patted the bare mattress...where a bumper had burned a hole sometime in the past (1967).

[Apparently blend of butt and stump + -er.]

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For a list of words related to bumper, see:

• Building and Machine Parts - bumper: shock-absorbing element
• Other hardware and supplies
• Body Parts and Accessories - bumper: protective member fitted over front and rear wheels; fender
• Parts, Practices, and Argot - bumper: retaining post at end of spur track that absorbs shock in collision
• Television Programming and Institutions - bumper: Slang. ID of show displayed briefly before commercial or next segment; brief news announcement so displayed
• Pool and Billiards

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - kofanger, støddæmper

idioms:

• bumper sticker    klistermærke

2.
n. - stempel, stempler
adj. - rekord-, rekordstor
v. tr. - fylde til bristepunktet

3.
n. - cigaretskod

Nederlands (Dutch)
bumper, tot de rand toe gevuld glas, uitzonderlijk groot

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB, Aut) pare-chocs

idioms:

• bumper sticker    autocollant (pour voiture)

2.
n. - rasade (de champagne, etc)
adj. - exceptionnel, sensationnel
v. tr. - remplir à ras bord

3.
n. - (Austral) mégot

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Stoßstange

idioms:

• bumper sticker    Autoaufkleber

2.
n. - volles Glas
adj. - Rekord-
v. - bis oben hin füllen, auf jmdn. trinken

3.
n. - Stummel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προφυλακτήρας (αυτοκινήτου κ.λπ.), προσκρουστήρας, ξέχειλο ποτήρι
adj. - πλούσιος, άφθονος
v. - ξεχειλίζω το ποτήρι, τσουγκρίζω το ποτήρι

idioms:

• bumper sticker    αυτοκόλλητο προφυλακτήρα

Italiano (Italian)
paraurti

idioms:

• bumper sticker    adesivo da paraurti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pára-choque (m), coisa (f) muito grande (gír.)
adj. - enorme (gír.)
v. - encher até as bordas

idioms:

• bumper sticker    adesivo (m) com frases humorísticas colado em pára-choques

Русский (Russian)
бампер

idioms:

• bumper sticker    наклейка на бампере

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - parachoques

idioms:

• bumper sticker    pegatina que se coloca en el parachoques con slogans o lemas

2.
n. - copa o vaso lleno
adj. - grande, excelente, abundante
v. tr. - llenar hasta el borde

3.
n. - colilla de cigarrillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stötfångare, kofångare, bräddfullt glas
adj. - riklig, jätte-
v. - studsa boll högt i kricket

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 缓冲器, 保险杆, 减震物

idioms:

• bumper sticker    贴于车上或车牌的胶纸条

2. 满杯, 特大的东西, 特大的, 丰盛的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 滿杯, 特大的東西
adj. - 特大的, 豐盛的

2.
n. - 緩衝器, 保險桿, 減震物

idioms:

• bumper sticker    貼於車上或車牌的膠紙條

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 범퍼

2.
n. - 가득찬 잔, 풍작
adj. - 풍부한, 풍작의
v. tr. - 가득차다

3.
n. - 담배꽁초

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バンパー, 大入り
adj. - 大量の

idioms:

• bumper sticker    バンパーステッカー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رفرف, دعامه, مصد (صفه) وفير, فياض (فعل) يملأ للأخير, يشرب بشغف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פגוש (במכונית)‬
n. - ‮דבר גדוש ומלא, כוס מלאה‬
adj. - ‮גדוש‬
n. - ‮בדל סיגריה‬

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