lumber - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

Do you move clumsily, heavily and slowly, without a shred of grace? Then it sounds like you might lumber. Sorry to hear that.

Lots of other words and phrases are associated with our friend lumber. Particularly large or tall people are almost inevitably said to lumber, as the common phrase "lumbering giant," attests. You never hear of a tip-toeing giant, but some of them must. Lumberjack, meaning someone who cuts down trees, is another. Often lumber, in the sense of planks of wood, is interchangeable with the word timber.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: lumber

1	n v	the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material cut lumber, as in woods and forests
2	v	move heavily or clumsily
3	n	an implement used in baseball by the batter

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: lumber

1

n the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

Synonyms:: timber

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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; batten
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm; cleat
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached; fingerboard
a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers; furring, furring strip
strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard; jackstraw, spillikin
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws; matchboard
a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor); pale, picket
a wooden strip forming part of a fence; skid
one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects; slat, spline
a thin strip (wood or metal); spline
a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines; toothpick
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth; strake, wale
thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship; chipboard, hardboard
a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin; deal
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Type of:: building material
material used for constructing buildings

v cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Synonyms:: log

Type of:: cut down, drop, fell, strike down
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

2

v move heavily or clumsily

“The heavy man lumbered across the room”

Synonyms:: pound

Type of:: walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

3

n an implement used in baseball by the batter

Synonyms:: baseball bat

Type of:: baseball equipment
equipment used in playing baseball; bat
a club used for hitting a ball in various games