Log Definition
lôg, lŏg
logged, logging, logs
noun
logs
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.
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A long thick section of trimmed, unhewn timber.
American Heritage
Something made or prepared in the shape of a cylinder.
A cheese log.
Webster's New World
Any of various devices for measuring the speed of a ship.
Webster's New World
A daily record of a ship's speed, progress, etc. and of the events in its voyage, kept in a logbook.
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verb
logged, logging, logs
To saw (trees) into logs.
Webster's New World
To cut down the trees of (a region) for use as lumber or logs.
Webster's New World
To cut (timber) into unhewn sections.
American Heritage
To enter or record in a log.
Webster's New World
To cut down trees and transport the logs to a sawmill.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Made of a log or logs.
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affix
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idiom
log on (<i>or</i> off)
- to enter the necessary information to begin (or end) a session on a computer terminal, PC, etc.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Log
- log on (or off)
Origin of Log
From Middle English logge, of unknown origin. That it descends from Old Norse lág (“a felled tree") is widely doubted on phonological grounds; an alternative is sound expression of the notion of something massive.
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From logbook, itself from log (above) + book
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Middle English logge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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