bumper

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)

   we quaffed a bumper of ale

2. 2
   noun

   A drinking vessel filled to the brim.

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

3. 3
   noun

   Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.

   The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.

4. 4
   adj

   Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.

   a bumper collection of silly jokes

5. 5
   noun

   a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

6. 6
   noun

   Someone or something that bumps.

7. 7
   noun

   Anything large or successful.

8. 8
   noun

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

Etymology

From bump + -er.