bumper

Meanings

Noun

• Someone or something that bumps.
• A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
• Anything large or successful.
• Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
• Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
• A bouncer.
• A side wall of a pool table.
• A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
• A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
• A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
• 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.
• An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
• A cigarette butt.

Adjective

• Large; filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.

Verb

• To drink from the vessels called bumpers.

Origin

• From bump + -er.