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lumbered (verb)

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  • lumber — I. intransitive verb (lumbered; lumbering) Etymology: Middle English lomeren Date: 14th century 1. to move ponderously 2. rumble II. noun Etymology: perhaps from Lombard; from the use of pawnshops as storehouses of disused property …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lumber — [[t]lʌ̱mbə(r)[/t]] lumbers, lumbering, lumbered 1) N UNCOUNT Lumber consists of trees and large pieces of wood that have been roughly cut up. [mainly AM] It was made of soft lumber, spruce by the look of it... He was going to have to purchase all …   English dictionary

  • lumber with — PHRASAL VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [be V ed P n] I was lumbered with the job… …   English dictionary

  • lumber — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move in a slow, awkward way (+ after/into/along etc): Mrs Moffat lumbered over to us, complaining about her arthritis. 2 (T) informal to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lumber — I UK [ˈlʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈlʌmbər] verb Word forms lumber : present tense I/you/we/they lumber he/she/it lumbers present participle lumbering past tense lumbered past participle lumbered 1) [transitive] to give someone a job or responsibility that… …   English dictionary

  • lumber with — [phrasal verb] lumber (someone) with (something) Brit, informal : to cause (someone) to have (something unwanted or unpleasant) His classmates lumbered him with [=saddled him with] an unfortunate nickname. often used as ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English …   Wikipedia

  • lumber — I verb elephants lumbered past Syn: trundle, stumble, lurch, shamble, shuffle, trudge, clump II verb; Brit.; informal she was lumbered with debt Syn: burden, saddle, encumber …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • lum|ber — lum|ber1 «LUHM buhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. timber that has been roughly cut into boards, planks, or beams and prepared for use: »Since 1920, the center of the lumber industry has been in the Pacific Northwest, with the South running a close second… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lumber — 1. noun /ˈlʌm.bə,ˈlʌm.bɚ/ a) Wood intended as a building material. Here they live by fishing on the most plentiful coasts in the world; there they fell trees, by the sides of large rivers, for masts and lumber; b) Useless things that are stored… …   Wiktionary

  • lumber — lumber1 verb move in a slow, heavy, awkward way. Origin ME lomere, perh. symbolic of clumsy movement. lumber2 noun 1》 Brit. disused articles of furniture that inconveniently take up space. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. partly prepared timber. verb 1》 (usu …   English new terms dictionary

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