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Definitions for Log

[1] a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.
[2] something inert, heavy, or not sentient.
[3] Nautical . any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship, as a chip log or patent log.
[4] any of various records, made in rough or finished form, concerning a trip made by a ship or aircraft and dealing with particulars of navigation, weather, engine performance, discipline, and other pertinent details; logbook.
[5] Movies . an account describing or denoting each shot as it is taken, written down during production and referred to in editing the film.
[6] a register of the operation of a machine.
[7] Also called well log. a record kept during the drilling of a well, especially of the geological formations penetrated.
[8] Computers . any of various chronological records made concerning the use of a computer system, the changes made to data, etc.
[9] Radio and Television . a written account of everything transmitted by a station or network.
[10] Also called log of wood. Australian Slang . a lazy, dull-witted person; fool.
[11] to cut (trees) into logs: to log pine trees for fuel.
[12] to cut down the trees or timber on (land): We logged the entire area in a week.
[13] to enter in a log; compile; amass; keep a record of: to log a day's events.
[14] to make (a certain speed), as a ship or airplane: We are logging 18 knots.
[15] to travel for (a certain distance or a certain amount of time), according to the record of a log: We logged 30 miles the first day. He has logged 10,000 hours flying time.
[16] to cut down trees and get out logs from the forest for timber: to log for a living.
[17] log in , Also log on, sign on. Computers . to enter identifying data, as a username or password, into a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked system, so as to to access and use it: Log in to start your work session. Log in to your account to pay your bill online. to enter or include any item of information or data in a record, account, etc.
[18] log off /out , Computers . to terminate a session.
[19] Mathematics . logarithm.
[20] logic.
[21] variant of logo- before a vowel: logarithm.
[22] variant of -logue: analog.
[23] a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree, when stripped of branches (modifier) constructed out of logs a log cabin
[24] a detailed record of a voyage of a ship or aircraft a record of the hours flown by pilots and aircrews a book in which these records are made; logbook
[25] a written record of information about transmissions kept by radio stations, amateur radio operators, etc
[26] a device consisting of a float with an attached line, formerly used to measure the speed of a ship See also chip log heave the log to determine a ship's speed with such a device
[27] Australian a claim for better pay and conditions presented by a trade union to an employer
[28] like a log without stirring or being disturbed (in the phrase sleep like a log )
[29] (tr) to fell the trees of (a forest, area, etc) for timber
[30] (tr) to saw logs from (trees)
[31] (intr) to work at the felling of timber
[32] (tr) to enter (a distance, event, etc) in a logbook or log
[33] (tr) to record the punishment received by (a sailor) in a logbook
[34] (tr) to travel (a specified distance or time) or move at (a specified speed)
[35] short for logarithm
[36] a US variant of -logue

Words related to Log

chunk, wood, piece, timber, journal, diary, chart, length, stick, trunk, block, bole, driftwood, account, register, tally, daybook, book, listing, logbook

Words nearby Log

loft building, lofting, lofting iron, loftsman, lofty, log, log chip, log in, log jam, log line, log of wood

Origin of Log

11350–1400; Middle English logge, variant of lugge pole, limb of tree; compare obsolete logget pole; see lugsail, logbook

Other words from Log

log·gish , adjective
un·logged , adjective

Word origin for Log

C14: origin obscure

Synonyms for Log

chunk, piece, timber, wood, block, bole, driftwood, length, stick, trunk