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bring the lumber

bring the lumber verb: to hit extra-base hits.

Verb

bring the lumber (third-person singular simple present brings the lumber, present participle bringing the lumber, simple past and past participle brought the lumber)

  1. To hit extra-base hits.
    • While Dontrelle Willis got limber, the guys facing him brought the lumber — or aluminum, in this case2005, “Hurricanes Knock Willis Around”, in Lewiston Tribune, Lewiston, ME
  2. To play in a physically aggressive way in a contact sport, especially defensively.
    • 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...2001 January 21, “REBELS TAME WILDCATS”, in Sun Herald, OXFORD, MS, page B1
    • 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 schedule2008 November 14, “Tri-Valley, Groton set for rematch”, in Argus Leader

Forms of bring the lumber

third-person singular presentbrings the lumber
present participlebringing the lumber
past participlebrought the lumber
pastbrought the lumber

Questions about bring the lumber

What does bring the lumber mean?
Bring the lumber means to hit extra-base hits.
What part of speech is bring the lumber?
Bring the lumber is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring the lumber?
The past tense of bring the lumber is brought the lumber.

Words near bring the lumber in the dictionary

  1. bring sand to the beach
  2. bring someone to their knees
  3. bring suit
  4. bring the curtain down
  5. bring the house down
  6. bring the lumber
  7. bring the wood
  8. bring through
  9. bring to
  10. bring to a boil
  11. bring to a close

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