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LUMBER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An implement used in baseball by the batter

Synonyms:

baseball bat; lumber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lumber" is a kind of...):

baseball equipment (equipment used in playing baseball)

bat (a club used for hitting a ball in various games)

Meronyms (parts of "lumber"):

grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

Synonyms:

lumber; timber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lumber" is a kind of...):

building material (material used for constructing buildings)

Meronyms (substance of "lumber"):

wood (the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lumber"):

stock (lumber used in the construction of something)

strip (thin piece of wood or metal)

board; plank (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)

Derivation:

lumber (cut lumber, as in woods and forests)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Synonyms:

log; lumber

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "lumber" is one way to...):

cut down; drop; fell; strike down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

lumber (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Move heavily or clumsily

Example:

The heavy man lumbered across the room

Synonyms:

lumber; pound

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "lumber" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children lumber to the playground

Credits

 Context examples: 

Lindane is used as an insecticide for hardwood logs, lumber, and crops.

(Lindane, NCI Thesaurus)

Mr. Utterson’s nerves, at this unlooked-for termination, gave a jerk that nearly threw him from his balance; but he recollected his courage and followed the butler into the laboratory building through the surgical theatre, with its lumber of crates and bottles, to the foot of the stair.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Mr. Peggotty, his face lighted up with uncommon satisfaction, and laughing with all his might, held his rough arms wide open, as if for little Em'ly to run into them; Ham, with a mixed expression in his face of admiration, exultation, and a lumbering sort of bashfulness that sat upon him very well, held little Em'ly by the hand, as if he were presenting her to Mr. Peggotty; little Em'ly herself, blushing and shy, but delighted with Mr. Peggotty's delight, as her joyous eyes expressed, was stopped by our entrance (for she saw us first) in the very act of springing from Ham to nestle in Mr. Peggotty's embrace.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

This appeal seemed to produce some effect, for two of the fellows began to look here and there among the lumber, but half-heartedly, I thought, and with half an eye to their own danger all the time, while the rest stood irresolute on the road.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

We looked with horror after the black carriage, lumbering upon its way.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The cows lumbered out of my way, and the distance between me and the bull decreased.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The big barouche came lumbering over the sward in our direction until Sir Lothian Hume caught sight of us, when he shouted to his postillions to pull up.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

To find it was the task set him by an imperious and malignant universe, and he wandered through the endless corridors of his mind, opening all manner of lumber rooms and chambers stored with odds and ends of memories and knowledge as he vainly sought the answer.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Thank you, that sounds pleasant, began Mr. Brooke, looking cheerful again, but before he could finish his speech, Ned, mounted on the old horse, came lumbering up to display his equestrian skill before the young ladies, and there was no more quiet that day.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It is true that these monstrous creatures which we had seen were lumbering, inoffensive brutes which were unlikely to hurt anyone, but in this world of wonders what other survivals might there not be—what fierce, active horrors ready to pounce upon us from their lair among the rocks or brushwood?

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)