bumper crop
An excess of something; a large yield.
The kindergarten seems to have a bumper crop of new children this year.
bumper
UK /ˈbʌmpə/ US /ˈbʌmpəɹ/
noun 5adj 1verb 1
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
front | back, rear
PHRASES
bumper to bumper
During rush hour, traffic on the highway moved bumper to bumper for miles.
Definitions
noun
1
Someone or something that bumps.
2
A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
[T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.
Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]
3
Anything large or successful.
4
Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
5
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
The company sells screw-on rubber bumpers and feet.
adj
1
Wonderfully large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo, or successful in this regard.
a bumper collection of silly jokes
What a bumper year for apples!
verb
1
To drink from the vessels called bumpers.
Thesaurus
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Idioms & Phrases
ride one's bumper
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ride, one's, bumper.
Example Bank
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[T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.
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Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]
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Yet can I gulp a bumper to thy name,— / O smile among the shades, for this is fame!
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a bumper collection of silly jokes
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What a bumper year for apples!
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We harvested a bumper crop of arugula and parsnips this year.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, bumper is marked as obsolete, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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