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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 lumber 2; 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

Imperative
lumber
lumber
Present
I lumber
you lumber
he/she/it lumbers
we lumber
you lumber
they lumber
Preterite
I lumbered
you lumbered
he/she/it lumbered
we lumbered
you lumbered
they lumbered
Present Continuous
I am lumbering
you are lumbering
he/she/it is lumbering
we are lumbering
you are lumbering
they are lumbering
Present Perfect
I have lumbered
you have lumbered
he/she/it has lumbered
we have lumbered
you have lumbered
they have lumbered
Past Continuous
I was lumbering
you were lumbering
he/she/it was lumbering
we were lumbering
you were lumbering
they were lumbering
Past Perfect
I had lumbered
you had lumbered
he/she/it had lumbered
we had lumbered
you had lumbered
they had lumbered
Future
I will lumber
you will lumber
he/she/it will lumber
we will lumber
you will lumber
they will lumber
Future Perfect
I will have lumbered
you will have lumbered
he/she/it will have lumbered
we will have lumbered
you will have lumbered
they will have lumbered
Future Continuous
I will be lumbering
you will be lumbering
he/she/it will be lumbering
we will be lumbering
you will be lumbering
they will be lumbering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lumbering
you have been lumbering
he/she/it has been lumbering
we have been lumbering
you have been lumbering
they have been lumbering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lumbering
you will have been lumbering
he/she/it will have been lumbering
we will have been lumbering
you will have been lumbering
they will have been lumbering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lumbering
you had been lumbering
he/she/it had been lumbering
we had been lumbering
you had been lumbering
they had been lumbering
Conditional
I would lumber
you would lumber
he/she/it would lumber
we would lumber
you would lumber
they would lumber
Past Conditional
I would have lumbered
you would have lumbered
he/she/it would have lumbered
we would have lumbered
you would have lumbered
they would have lumbered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:lumber - the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material]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. [画像:lumber - an implement used in baseball by the batter]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
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

lumber

1
verb
1. (Brit. informal) burden, land, load, saddle, impose upon, encumber She was lumbered with a bill for about 90ドル.
noun
1. (Brit.) junk, refuse, rubbish, discards, trash, clutter, jumble, white elephants, castoffs, trumpery The wheels had been consigned to the loft as useless lumber.

lumber

2
verb plod, shuffle, shamble, trudge, stump, clump, waddle, trundle, lump along He turned and lumbered back to his chair.
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lumber

verb
To move heavily:
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Translations
أثاث قَديمألواح خَشَبيَّه مَنْشورَهخَشَب يتَقَدَّم بِبُطء وَتَثاقُليُعطي شَخْصا مسؤوليَّة غير مَرْغوبَه
dřevoharaburdíobtížitřezivovléci se
tømmerbebyrdegammelt pindebrændesjokke
madera madera aserrada
puutavara
drvo
épületfa
ganga òunglamalegaíòyngja meîskrantimbur
材木
목재
grabažaskokmateriālikrāmisagādāt kaut ko nevajadzīgu/nederīguslampāt
virke
ไม้ที่ใช้ในการก่อสร้าง
kereste yüklemek atılmış eski mobilyahantal hantal yürümek
gỗ xây dựng

lumber

1 [ˈlʌmbəʳ]
A. N
1. (= wood) (esp US) → maderos mpl
2. (esp Brit) (= junk) → trastos mpl viejos
B. VT
1. (Brit) (= encumber) to lumber sb with sth → hacer que algn cargue con algo, endilgar algo a algn
he got lumbered with the job → le endilgaron el trabajo
I got lumbered with the girl for the afternoon → tuve que cargar toda la tarde con la chica, me endilgaron a la chica toda la tarde
2. (= fill) [+ space, room] to lumber sth with sth → atiborrar algo de algo
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

2 [ˈlʌmbəʳ] VI (also lumber about) → moverse pesadamente (also lumber along) → avanzar pesadamente
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lumber

[ˈlʌmbər]
n (= timber) → bois m de charpente
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.
vi (= move slowly and clumsily) [person] → marcher pesamment ; [vehicle] → rouler lentement
He turned and lumbered back to his chair → Il retourna à sa chaise d'un pas pesant.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lumber

:
lumberjack
n → Holzfäller m
lumberjacket
n → Lumberjack m
lumberjack shirt
lumberman
n (US) → Holzfäller m
lumbermill
n (US) → Sägemühle f → or -werk nt
lumber room
n → Rumpelkammer f
lumber trade
n → (Bau)holzhandel m
lumberyard
n (US) → Holzlager nt

lumber

1
n
(esp US: = timber) → (Bau)holz nt
(= junk) → Gerümpel nt
vt
(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
vi (US) → Holz fällen, holzen

lumber

2
vi (cart) → rumpeln ; (tank) → walzen ; (elephant, person) → trampeln ; (bear) → tapsen ; a big fat man came lumbering into the room → ein dicker, fetter Mann kam ins Zimmer gewalzt ; she went lumbering about the room → sie trampelte im Zimmer herum
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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

lumber

2 [ˈlʌmbəʳ] vi (also lumber about, lumber along) → muoversi pesantemente
to lumber past (vehicle) → passare facendo fracasso
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lumber1

(ˈlambə) noun
1. old unwanted furniture etc. rommel أثاث قَديم вехтории trastes haraburdí das Gerümpel gammelt pindebrænde παλιά άχρηστα έπιπλα trasto kolu خرت و پرت vanhat kalusteet yms. bric-à-brac גְרוּטָאוֹת काठकबाड़ starudija ócska bútor rongsokan skran (mobili vecchi) がらくた 잡동사니, 폐물 gremėzdas, griozdas grabažas; krāmi perabot yang tidak dipakai lagi afgedankt meubilair gammelt skrap; skrot graty زوړ،نه د خوښى وړ trastes che­restea рухлядь haraburda navlaka stari nameštaj skräp, bråte เครื่องเรือนเก่าที่ไม่มีประโยชน์ atılmış eski mobilya 不要的舊物 старі меблі انگڑ کھنگڑ، بیکار فرنیچر وغیرہ đồ thừa 无用的杂物(如破旧家具),破烂的东西
2. timber sawn up. timmerhout ألواح خَشَبيَّه مَنْشورَه дървен материал madeira řezivo das Bauholz tømmer ποσότητα τεμαχισμένων ξύλων maderos, maderas saematerjal الوار puutavara bois de charpente קוֹרוֹת מְנוּסָרוֹת काठ-कबाड़, कूड़ा-करकट, निकम्मी चीज़, रद्दी भारी समान, अधबनी लकड़ी građevno drvo fa(anyag) kayu gergajian timbur legname 材木 판재, 제재목 pjautinė miško medžiaga kokmateriāli kayu gergaji timmerhout trelast budulec لويه تخته چى له ونى نه جوړيږى madeira che­restea пиломатериалы rezivo stavbni les drvena građa timmer, virke ไม้ที่เลื่อยออกเป็นท่อน ๆ kereste 木材 колоди; пиломатеріали نیم تراشیدہ لکڑی کے لٹھے củi 木材
verb
to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility. to lumber someone with a job. opstapel يُعطي شَخْصا مسؤوليَّة غير مَرْغوبَه натоварвам jogar em cima obtížit aufbürden bebyrde φορτώνω δουλειά σε κπ. hacer que alguien cargue con la responsabilidad koormama تحمیل کردن rasittaa mettre sur les bras לְהַנחִית תָּפקִיד भार देना opteretiti koga rálőcsöl memberi tugas íþyngja með affibbiare 押しつける (귀찮은 일, 물건을) 떠맡기다 apkrauti, užversti sagādāt [] kaut ko nevajadzīgu/nederīgu membebani opschepen belemre zwalić (coś na kogoś) په زوره په چا يو كار تپ كول jogar em cima a îm­po­văra (cu) обременять zaťažiť naložiti natovariti belasta, tynga โบ้ยงาน yüklemek 硬派給某人不想要的職務 обтяжувати کوئی کام سر ڈالنا làm vướng víu 硬派给某人不想要的工作
ˈlumberjack (-dʒak) noun
a person employed to cut down, saw up and move trees. houtkapper قاطِع الأخْشاب وناشِرُها дървосекач lenhador dřevorubec der Holzfäller skovhugger υλοτόμος leñador metsatööline چوب بر metsuri bûcheron/-onne כּוֹרֶת עֵצִים, סוֹחֵר בְּעֵצִים लकड़हारा drvosječa favágó penebang kayu skógarhöggsmaður boscaiolo, taglialegna きこり 목재 벌채 인부 medkirtys, miško darbininkas mežstrādnieks; malkas cirtējs pembalak houthakker skogsarbeider, tømmerhogger drwal د ونو او لرګيو پرى كونكى madeireiro che­reste­giu лесоруб drevorubač drvar drvoseča timmerhuggare, skogshuggare คนตัดต้นไม้ bıçkıcı, hızarcı 伐木者 лісоруб, дроворуб لکڑہارا thợ đốn gỗ 伐木者

lumber2

(ˈlambə) verb
to move about heavily and clumsily. swaar beweeg يتَقَدَّم بِبُطء وَتَثاقُل движа се тежко arrastar-se vléci se schwerfällig gehen sjokke κινούμαι βαριά και αδέξια moverse pesadamente kolinal liikuma لق لق کنان رفتن liikkua kömpelösti marcher pesamment לָנוּע בִּכבֵדוּת भदभदाते आगे बढ़ना tegliti vánszorog berjalan lamban ganga þunglamalega muoversi pesantemente* がたがた動く 육중하게(소란스럽게) 움직이다 drambloti, drimb(l)inti slampāt melangkah dengan berat sjokken trampe, slamre, ramle ciężko stąpać سست سست تلل،ګوډ ګوډ تلل mover-se a se mişca greoi/stângaci двигаться тяжело vliecť sa okorno se premikati dogegati se lufsa, klampa เคลื่อนที่อย่างอุ้ยอ้าย hantal hantal yürümek 笨重地移動 рухатися вайлувато گھسٹنا kéo lê ì ạch 笨重地移动
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lumber

→ خَشَب dřevo tømmer Bauholz ξυλεία madera puutavara bois drvo legname 材木 목재 timmerhout tømmer tarcica madeira строевой лес virke ไม้ที่ใช้ในการก่อสร้าง kereste gỗ xây dựng 木材
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How many people, on that voyage, load up the boat till it is ever in danger of swamping with a store of foolish things which they think essential to the pleasure and comfort of the trip, but which are really only useless lumber.
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The hauling was not over till mid-day, and as the lumber was to be delivered to Andrew Hale, the Starkfield builder, it was really easier for Ethan to send Jotham Powell, the hired man, back to the farm on foot, and drive the load down to the village himself.
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Attics, says the dictionary, are "places where lumber is stored," and the world has used them to store a good deal of its lumber in at one time or another.
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The Dover road lay, as to him, beyond the Dover mail, as it lumbered up Shooter's Hill.
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There was an old truckle-bed among the lumber, on which one of the gentlemen might rest.
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Till the 25th October Crete, as all our planet knows, was the sole surviving European repository of "autonomous institutions," "local self-government," and the rest of the archaic lumber devised in the past for the confusion of human affairs.
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When at last the lumber and tools were assembled, and the doors were closed again and the cold draughts shut out, grandfather rode away to meet the coroner at the Shimerdas', and Fuchs took off his coat and settled down to work.
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The work was slow, for they had to saw their lumber by hand from the standing forest.
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The weakened glare of the lights in the street below, shining through the window which had no blind or curtain to intercept it, was enough to show the character of the room, though not sufficient fully to reveal the various articles of lumber, old corded trunks and broken furniture, which were scattered about.
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At his bidding, Tantor would come from a great distance--as far as his keen ears could detect the shrill and piercing summons of the ape-man--and when Tarzan was squatted upon his head, Tantor would lumber through the jungle in any direction which his rider bade him go.
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The cabin entrance was locked within; the hatches were all on, and lumbered with coils of rigging.
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