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1. Bumper
   Bumper is theatre slang for crowded.
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2. bumper
   [Adjective] Unusually big amount of something.
   Example: The farmer had a bumper crop of potatoes this year and made lots of money.
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3. bumper
   [adj] - extraordinarily abundant 2. [n] - a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of vehicle absorb shock and prevent damage
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4. Bumper
   Music based on a thematic idea from the score, used to 'bookend' an act of a show. Usually 3 to 5 seconds long, and underscores a show logo.
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5. Bumper
   Loud thuds, which could shake a whole underground district, believed to be caused by the above strata settling after the removal of the coal. More frequently heard at night.
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6. bumper
   a buffer device to prevent or mitigate the effects of an overrun by a train at a roadway terminal Category: Transport • a fishing tool used for loosening drilling tools stuck in the hole Category: Building industry • a thin skin which is easily penetrated by the smallest mete...
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7. Bumper
   Bum'per noun [ A corruption of bumbard , bombard , a large drinking vessel.] 1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast. « He frothed his bumpers to t...
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8. Bumper
   Bump'er noun 1. That which bumps or causes a bump. 2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.
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9. bumper
   adjective extraordinarily abundant; `a bumper crop`
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10. bumper
    noun a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage
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11. Bumper
    • (n.) Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer. • (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. • (n.) A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast. • (n.) That whic...
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12. Bumper
    USS Bumper was an American Balao Class submarine of 1525 tons displacement launched in 1944 which saw action during the Second World War. USS Bumper was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 21 knots, carried a complement of 75 and was armed with one 4-inch gun, two 20 mm Oerlikon anti-...
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13. Bumper
    Bumper is theatre slang for crowded.
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14. Bumper
    The informal term for a flat race for jump horses, in which they gain racing experience before going hurdling or chasing.
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15. bumper
    a generous glass of an alcoholic drink.
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16. Bumper
    The informal term for a flat race for jump horses, in which they gain racing experience before going hurdling or chasing.
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17. Bumper
    (automobile) An automobile`s `bumper` is the front-most or rear-most part, ostensibly designed to allow the car to sustain an impact without damage to the vehicle`s safety systems. They are not capable of reducing injury to vehicle occupants in high-speed impacts, but are increasingly being d...
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18. Bumper
    (broadcasting) In broadcasting, a `commercial bumper`, `ident bumper` or `break-bumper` (often shortened to `bump`) is a brief announcement, usually two to 15 seconds that can contain a voice over, placed between a pause in the program and its commercial break, and vice versa. The host, the p...
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19. Bumper
    (rocket) After a July 1946 suggestion by http://history.nasa.gov/biost-z.html Colonel Holger N. Toftoy to combine the V-2 rocket and WAC Corporal, the US `Bumper` missile program was inaugurated on June 20, 1947: Over-all responsibility for the Bumper program was given to the General Electric...
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