Bumper
['bʌmpə] or ['bʌmpɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage.
(noun.) a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); 'we quaffed a bumper of ale'.
Typed by Ann--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.
(n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.
(n.) That which bumps or causes a bump.
(n.) Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
Typist: Oliver
Examples
- Ask him to give yo' a bumper to the success of his orders. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Sydney drank a bumper of the punch he had made, and laughed. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Elliston filled a bumper, and drank--His Majesty! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Mr. Horrocks served myself and my pupils with three little glasses of wine, and a bumper was poured out for my lady. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Bring a bumper of the same, for Mr. Grub. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And now we have done, Sydney, fill a bumper of punch, said Mr. Stryver. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- After a few more bumpers he advanced to ten; and at length he very good-naturedly conceded eighteen. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The pilot who weathered the storm tossed off great bumpers of spiritual port; the shade of Dundas did not leave the ghost of a heeltap. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Sydney Carton drank the punch at a great rate; drank it by bumpers, looking at his friend. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Typist: Sharif