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lumber
logs or timber cut for use; to move in a slow, clumsy, noisy way: He lumbers along like an old, angry bear.
Not to be confused with:
lumbar – relating to the loin, especially the lower back area: a pain in the lumbar region
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lum·ber 1
(lŭm′bər)n.
1. Timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length.
2. Something useless or cumbersome.
3. Chiefly British Miscellaneous stored articles.
v. lum·bered, lum·ber·ing, lum·bers
v.tr.
1.
a. To cut down (trees) and prepare as marketable timber.
b. To cut down the timber of.
2. Chiefly British To clutter with or as if with unused articles.
v.intr.
To cut and prepare timber for marketing.
[Perhaps from lumber.]
lum′ber adj.
lum′ber·er n.
lum·ber 2
(lŭm′bər)intr.v. lum·bered, lum·ber·ing, lum·bers
1. To walk or move clumsily or heavily. See Synonyms at blunder.
2. To move with a rumbling noise.
[Middle English lomeren, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal loma, to move heavily.]
lum′ber·ing·ly adv.
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lumber
(ˈlʌmbə)n
1. (Forestry) chiefly
a. logs; sawn timber
b. cut timber, esp when sawn and dressed ready for use in joinery, carpentry, etc
c. (as modifier): the lumber trade.
2.
a. useless household articles that are stored away
b. (as modifier): lumber room.
vb
3. (tr) to pile together in a disorderly manner
4. (tr) to fill up or encumber with useless household articles
5. (Forestry) chiefly US and Canadian to convert (the trees) of (a forest) into marketable timber
6. (tr) informal Brit to burden with something unpleasant, tedious, etc
7. (tr) Austral to arrest; imprison
[C17: perhaps from a noun use of lumber2]
ˈlumberer n
lumber
(ˈlʌmbə)vb (intr)
1. to move awkwardly
2. an obsolete word for rumble
[C14 lomeren; perhaps related to lome lame1, Swedish dialect loma to move ponderously]
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lum•ber1
(ˈlʌm bər)n.
1. timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away.
v.i. 3. to cut timber and prepare it for market.
v.t. 4. to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber.
5. to heap together in disorder.
6. to fill up or obstruct with miscellaneous useless articles; encumber.
[1545–55; orig. n. use of lumber2; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements]
lum′ber•er, n.
lum•ber2
(ˈlʌm bər)v.i.
1. to move clumsily or heavily.
2. to make a rumbling noise.
[1300–50; Middle English lomeren, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare dial. Swedish lomra to resound, loma to walk heavily]
lum′ber•ly, adj.
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lumber
Past participle: lumbered
Gerund: lumbering
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Noun | 1. | lumber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material stock - lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" strip - thin piece of wood or metal building material - material used for constructing buildings wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees plank, board - a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes planking - planks collectively; a quantity of planks |
2. | lumber - an implement used in baseball by the batter baseball equipment - equipment used in playing baseball bat - a club used for hitting a ball in various games | |
Verb | 1. | lumber - move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
2. | lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forests fell, strike down, cut down, drop - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" |
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lumber
1verb
noun
lumber
2verb plod, shuffle, shamble, trudge, stump, clump, waddle, trundle, lump along He turned and lumbered back to his chair.
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Translations
أثاث قَديمألواح خَشَبيَّه مَنْشورَهخَشَبيتَقَدَّم بِبُطء وَتَثاقُليُعطي شَخْصا مسؤوليَّة غير مَرْغوبَه
dřevoharaburdíobtížitřezivovléci se
tømmerbebyrdegammelt pindebrændesjokke
maderamadera aserrada
puutavara
drvo
épületfa
ganga òunglamalegaíòyngja meîskrantimbur
材木
목재
grabažaskokmateriālikrāmisagādāt kaut ko nevajadzīgu/nederīguslampāt
virke
ไม้ที่ใช้ในการก่อสร้าง
gỗ xây dựng
lumber
1 [ˈlʌmbəʳ]B. VT
D. CPD lumber company N → empresa f maderera
lumber jacket N → chaqueta f de leñador
lumber mill N → aserradero m
lumber room N → trastero m
lumber yard N (US) → almacén m de madera
lumber jacket N → chaqueta f de leñador
lumber mill N → aserradero m
lumber room N → trastero m
lumber yard N (US) → almacén m de madera
lumber
2 [ˈlʌmbəʳ] VI (also lumber about) → moverse pesadamente (also lumber along) → avanzar pesadamenteCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lumber
[ˈlʌmbər] vt (British) to lumber sb with sth → coller qch à qn, refiler qch à qn
to be lumbered with sth → devoir se coltiner qch
to be lumbered with doing sth
I'm lumbered with cleaning the toilets → Je dois me coltiner le nettoyage des W-C., On m'a refilé les WC à nettoyer.
to be lumbered with sb → devoir se coltiner qn
I was lumbered with that madman all evening → J'ai dû me coltiner ce tordu toute la soirée.
to be lumbered with sth → devoir se coltiner qch
to be lumbered with doing sth
I'm lumbered with cleaning the toilets → Je dois me coltiner le nettoyage des W-C., On m'a refilé les WC à nettoyer.
to be lumbered with sb → devoir se coltiner qn
I was lumbered with that madman all evening → J'ai dû me coltiner ce tordu toute la soirée.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lumber
:lumberjack
n → Holzfäller m
lumberjacket
n → Lumberjack m
lumberjack shirt
n → bunt kariertes Hemd, Holzfällerhemd nt
lumberman
n (US) → Holzfäller m
lumber room
n → Rumpelkammer f
lumber trade
n → (Bau)holzhandel m
lumberyard
n (US) → Holzlager nt
lumber
1vt
(also lumber up) space, room → vollstopfen, vollpfropfen
(Brit inf) to lumber somebody with something → jdm etw aufhalsen (inf); he got lumbered with the job → man hat ihm die Arbeit aufgehalst (inf); I got lumbered with her for the evening → ich hatte sie den ganzen Abend auf dem Hals (inf); what a job! you’ve really been lumbered! → was für eine Arbeit! da hat man dir aber was aufgehalst! (inf)
(US) hillside, forest → abholzen
lumber
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lumber
1 [ˈlʌmbəʳ]1. n (wood) (esp Am) → legname m; (junk) (esp Brit) → roba vecchia
2. vt (Brit) (fam) to lumber sb with sth/sb → affibbiare or rifilare qc/qn a qn
he got lumbered with the job → è toccato a lui fare quel lavoro
I got lumbered with him for the evening → me lo sono dovuto sorbire per tutta la serata
he got lumbered with the job → è toccato a lui fare quel lavoro
I got lumbered with him for the evening → me lo sono dovuto sorbire per tutta la serata
lumber
2 [ˈlʌmbəʳ] vi (also lumber about, lumber along) → muoversi pesantementeto lumber past (vehicle) → passare facendo fracasso
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lumber1
(ˈlambə) noun1. old unwanted furniture etc.
2. timber sawn up.
verb to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility. to lumber someone with a job.
ˈlumberjack (-dʒak) noun a person employed to cut down, saw up and move trees.
lumber2
(ˈlambə) verb to move about heavily and clumsily.
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lumber
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