bumper-to-bumper traffic
1bumper-to-bumper — umper to bumper adj. moving slowly with little space between; used of road traffic. bumper to bumper traffic Syn: crawling. [WordNet 1.5] …
2bumper-to-bumper — vehicles that are bumper to bumper are in a line one after another and are moving very slowly or stopped. We were caught in bumper to bumper traffic for over an hour. (always before noun) …
3bumper-to-bumper — adjective used of traffic bumper to bumper traffic • Similar to: ↑slow * * * /bum peuhr teuh bum peuhr/, adj. 1. marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper to bumper traffic. 2.… …
4bumper — [[t]bʌ̱mpə(r)[/t]] bumpers 1) N COUNT Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something. ● PHRASE: v link PHR, PHR n, PHR after v If traffic is bumper to bumper, the vehicles are so close to one… …
5bumper — bump|er1 [ˈbʌmpə US ər] n 1.) BrE a bar fixed on the front and back of a car to protect it if it hits anything American Equivalent: fender 2.) bumper to bumper bumper to bumper traffic is very close together and moving slowly bumper 2 bumper2 adj …
6bumper — 1 noun (C) 1 BrE a bar fixed on the front and back of a car to protect it if it hits anything; fender (1) AmE 2 bumper to bumper bumper to bumper traffic is very close together and moving slowly 2 adjective (only before noun) unusually large: a… …
7bumper-to-bumper — /bum peuhr teuh bum peuhr/, adj. 1. marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper to bumper traffic. 2. Informal. following one another in profusion: bumper to bumper worries. [1935 40] *… …
8bumper-to-bumper — bump′er to bump′er adj. cvb marked by a long line of cars moving slowly or with many stops and starts, one behind the other: bumper to bumper traffic[/ex] • Etymology: 1935–40 …
9traffic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trade, barter, commerce, business. transportation; dealings, familiarity, intercourse, fraternization. v. trade, deal, have dealings. See sale. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The flow of transport] Syn.… …
10Bumper car — at a small town fair A ride in a bumper car, short video clip Bumper car is the generic name for a type of flat ride consisting of several small electric cars which draw power from the floor and/or ceiling …
