bumper

B2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈbʌmpəɹ/ UK /ˈbʌmpə/ See IPA manual

Freq #10275

Meanings

1

noun
A bar at the front and back of a vehicle that absorbs the impact of a crash.

The car's front bumper was dented in the parking lot.
2

adj
Unusually large or plentiful.

The farmers celebrated a bumper harvest this year.

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Word family

Forms bumpers

Derived forms bumper-stickerbumper-to-bumperbumperettebumperfish

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Phrases (1)

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bumper car
a small electric amusement-park car driven around a shared track where collisions are expected

Noun + noun

Etymology

From bump + -er.

Topics

Transportation

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