lumber

lumber
I 1. noun
1) (old unwanted furniture etc.) gammelt skrap; skrot
2) (timber sawn up.) trelast
2. verb
(to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility: to lumber someone with a job.) belemre (med)
II verb
(to move about heavily and clumsily.) trampe, slamre, ramle
trelast
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tømmer
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ved
I
subst. \/ˈlʌmbə\/
1) (spesielt britisk) (gammelt) skrap, rot, skrammel, gamle møbler
2) (overført også) rask, tyngende gods, dødvektslast
3) (spesielt amer.) tømmer, trelast
be in (dead) lumber (slang) sitte i saksen, sitte fint i det
II
verb \/ˈlʌmbə\/
1) trampe, lunte, klampe, traske
2) dundre, drønne, buldre, rumle
lumber along trampe i vei, buldre av gårde, dundre av sted
• the heavy army tanks lumbered along
III
verb \/ˈlʌmbə\/
1) fylle (med skrammel), tynge
2) ligge og fylle opp
3) (spesielt amer.) avvirke, hugge tømmer
be lumbered with (britisk, hverdagslig) være belemret med, drasse på
lumbered (slang) ute og kjøre
lumber up belemre, fylle med skrap
• the room is all lumbered up with rubbish
• a mind lumbered (up) with useless facts

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