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111bumper line — shock tippet (in angling, a heavy section of leader above the fly as protection against abrasion and the teeth of the fish) …
112bumper cars — ➡ fairs * * * …
113bumper pool — a pool game played on a small, often octagonally shaped table with two pockets, having strategically placed cushioned pegs on the playing surface, usually necessitating bank shots to sink balls. [‡1975 80] * * * …
114bumper — 1. noun /ˈbʌmpə/ a) Anything large or successful (now usually attributively). they now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion. b) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which… …
115bumper — Synonyms and related words: aegis, arm guard, backstop, barrier, bellyful, beverage, big, brattice, buffer, buffer state, bulkhead, bulwark, capacity, charge, cloison, collision mat, complement, considerable, contraceptive, copyright, cram, crash …
116Bumper — 1. (frequently used attributively) something large or successful (now virtually standard English; originally British slang (18thC); also recorded in British dialect (Yorkshire and Lancashire); cf. Boomer); 2. part smoked cigarette, butt …
117bumper — I Australian Slang 1. (frequently used attributively) something large or successful (now virtually standard English; originally British slang (18thC); also recorded in British dialect (Yorkshire and Lancashire); cf. Boomer); 2. part smoked… …
118bumper — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cover, guard, protector; see defense 1 , fender , shield …
119bumper — fender …
120bumper — n Australian a cigarette end …
