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adj
Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
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noun
Someone or something that bumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Anything large or successful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, colloquial
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noun
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A bouncer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A side wall of a pool table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, billiards, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
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noun
A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media
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noun
A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, slang
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noun
A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Caribbean, Jamaica, slang
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: pinball
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noun
A cigarette butt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, slang
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noun
In National Hunt racing, a flat race for horses that have not yet competed either in flat racing or over obstacles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
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noun
A shoulder button on a gamepad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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noun
Synonym of gutter guard (“rail to prevent a ball from rolling into the gutter”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: bowling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: gutter guard
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verb
To drink from the vessels called bumpers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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noun
a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mechanical device
noun
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: glass, drinking glass
History
Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English bumper From bump + -er.
Across languages
108 source translations are retained for this English entry.
