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- [luhm-ber]
- /ˈlʌm bər/
- /ˈlʌm.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhm-ber]
- /ˈlʌm bər/
Definitions of lumbered word
- noun lumbered timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. 1
- noun lumbered miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. 1
- verb without object lumbered to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk: overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road. 1
- verb without object lumbered to make a rumbling noise. 1
- verb with object lumbered to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber: We lumbered more than a million acres last year. 1
- verb with object lumbered to heap together in disorder. 1
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Origin of lumbered
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; orig. noun use of lumber2; i.e., useless goods that weigh one down, impede one's movements
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Parts of speech for Lumbered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lumbered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lumbered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lumbered
verb lumbered
- loaded — bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.
- encumbered — Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
- burdened — If you are burdened with something, it causes you a lot of worry or hard work.
- imposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- landed — owning land, especially an estate: landed gentry.
Antonyms for lumbered
verb lumbered
- glided — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- relieved — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
- exonerated — Freed from any question of guilt, acquitted.
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