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Variant of log

log definition

log (lôg, läg)

noun

  1. a section of the trunk or of a large branch of a felled tree, either in its natural state or cut up for use in building, as firewood, etc.
  2. Etymology: because orig. a quadrant of wood

    any of various devices for measuring the speed of a ship
  3. a daily record of a ship's speed, progress, etc., and of the events in its voyage; logbook
    1. a similar record of an aircraft's flight
    2. a record of a pilot's flying time, experience, etc.
  4. any record of progress or occurrences, as on a journey, in an experiment, etc.

Etymology: ME logge, prob. < or akin to ON lāg (Dan laag), felled tree < base of liggia, to lie, akin to OE licgan, to lie

adjective

made of a log or logs

transitive verb logged, logging log′·ging

  1. to saw (trees) into logs
  2. ☆ to cut down the trees of (a region) for use as lumber or logs
  3. to enter or record in a log
  4. to sail or fly (a specified distance)
  5. to be credited with a record of (certain accomplishments)

intransitive verb

to cut down trees and transport the logs to a sawmill
log Idioms

log on (or off)

to enter the necessary information to begin (or end) a session on a computer terminal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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