LUMBER


Meaning of LUMBER in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: lum · bered ; lum · ber · ing \ -b( ə -)ri ŋ \

Date: 1642

transitive verb

1 : to clutter with or as if with lumber : ENCUMBER <plan to lumber the tiny town with a giant ski resort ― Marilyn Stasio>

2 : to heap together in disorder

3 : to log and saw the timber of

intransitive verb

1 : to cut logs for lumber

2 : to saw logs into lumber for the market

– lum · ber · er \ -b ə r- ə r \ noun

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