lumber

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lum|ber /l'ʌmbər/ (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 his lumber at full retail price.
2 [VERB] V adv/prep, V-ing
If someone or something lumbers from one place to another, they move there very slowly and clumsily.
He turned and lumbered back to his chair...
He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry.lumber with
[PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P n, be V-ed P n
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)
I was lumbered with the job of taking charge of all the money...
She was lumbered with a bill for about ninety pounds.

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