English noun: lumber | |||
1. | lumber (substance) the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material | ||
Synonyms | timber | ||
Broader (hypernym) | building material | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | board, plank, planking, stock, strip | ||
Substance holonym | wood | ||
2. | lumber (artifact) an implement used in baseball by the batter | ||
Synonyms | baseball bat | ||
Broader (hypernym) | baseball equipment, bat | ||
Part holonym | grip, handgrip, handle, hold | ||
English verb: lumber | |||
1. | lumber (motion) move heavily or clumsily | ||
Samples | The heavy man lumbered across the room. | ||
Examples | The children lumber to the playground | ||
Synonyms | pound | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||
2. | lumber (contact) cut lumber, as in woods and forests | ||
Synonyms | log | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut down, drop, fell, strike down | ||