Bumper-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.
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to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck. to cause to strike or collide: He bumped the car against a tree. to dislodge or displace by the force of collision. to dislodge by appropriating the privileges of: The airline bumped me from the flight. to demote […]