English Dictionary

bumper

/ˈbʌmpə(ɹ)/

noun

Someone or something that bumps. / (obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim. / (colloquial, now chiefly attributive) Anything large or successful.

The car's bumper was damaged in the accident.

意味（1）

Someone or something that bumps.

意味（2）

(obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

[…] they now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.

意味（3）

(colloquial, now chiefly attributive) Anything large or successful.

意味（4）

(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

意味（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.

意味（6）

(cricket) A bouncer.

意味（7）

(billiards) A side wall of a pool table.

意味（8）

(broadcasting) A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.

意味（9）

(slang, dated) A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.

意味（10）

(slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.

意味（11）

(music) 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.

意味（12）

(pinball) An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.

意味（13）

(Australia, slang) A cigarette butt.