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ride one's bumper en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ride, one's, bumper.
  2. (idiomatic) To tailgate.
    • If a driver cut me off, for example, I'd ride his bumper and make obscene gestures at him, along with cursing and swearing as loud as I could, with the window down. 2005 December 1, Paul Burkhardt, Jo Anne Burkhardt, Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 26:
    • At the last moment, it slowed down, but it continued to ride his bumper all the way down Washington Street. Driving so close during rush hour traffic, he got, but not now. If the guy wanted to be a jerk, he could be too. 2016 April 22, Christina Tetreault, Protecting The Billionaire: The Sherbrookes of Newport, book 7, Christina Tetreault, →ISBN:

Forms

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rides one's bumper Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
riding one's bumper Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ridden one's bumper Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rode one's bumper Tense=Past lexicographic