Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring the lumber

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: bring the lum-ber
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit extra-base hits.

verb

To play in a physically aggressive way in a contact sport, especially defensively.

Example Sentences

"While Dontrelle Willis got limber, the guys facing him brought the lumber — or aluminum, in this case"
"Ole Miss center Rahim Lockhart stayed on the floor. And the Rebels moved in front of Kentucky and stayed there. "I told the guys I was going to get through the first half with one foul," Lockhart said. "Then, in the second half, I was able to bring the lumber." The No. 21 Rebels used Lockhart's tenacious defense near the basket and Jason Harrison's outside shooting to […]"
"Along with Kirby (47 tackles), Welbig (35) brings the lumber for a defense that has allowed just 8.2 points a game against a tough schedule"

Inflected Forms

brings the lumber (present, singular) bringing the lumber (participle, present) brought the lumber (participle, past) brought the lumber (past)

Questions

What does bring the lumber mean?: To hit extra-base hits.

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