log

[ lawg, log ]

/ lɔg, lɒg /

noun

a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.

something inert, heavy, or not sentient.

Nautical. any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship, as a chip log or patent log.

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.

Movies. an account describing or denoting each shot as it is taken, written down during production and referred to in editing the film.

a register of the operation of a machine.

Also called well log. a record kept during the drilling of a well, especially of the geological formations penetrated.

Computers. any of various chronological records made concerning the use of a computer system, the changes made to data, etc.

Radio and Television. a written account of everything transmitted by a station or network.

Also called log of wood. Australian Slang. a lazy, dull-witted person; fool.

verb (used with object), logged, log·ging.

to cut (trees) into logs: to log pine trees for fuel.

to cut down the trees or timber on (land): We logged the entire area in a week.

to enter in a log; compile; amass; keep a record of: to log a day's events.

to make (a certain speed), as a ship or airplane: We are logging 18 knots.

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.

verb (used without object), logged, log·ging.

to cut down trees and get out logs from the forest for timber: to log for a living.

Verb Phrases

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.

log off/out, Computers. to terminate a session.

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Origin of log

1350–1400; Middle English logge, variant of lugge pole, limb of tree; compare obsolete logget pole; see lugsail, logbook

OTHER WORDS FROM log

log·gish, adjectiveun·logged, adjective

Words nearby log

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

Definition for log (2 of 5)

log²

[ lawg, log ]

/ lɔg, lɒg /

noun

Mathematics. logarithm.

Definition for log (3 of 5)

log.

logic.

Definition for log (4 of 5)

log-

variant of logo- before a vowel: logarithm.

Definition for log (5 of 5)

-log

variant of -logue: analog.

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Example sentences from the Web for log

Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and log off the computer.
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One morning a few years ago, the editor left his apartment to find an ax stuck into a log on his doorstep.
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The Spires gather data every time somebody uses them; they log each “product.”
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Your favorite adult star has to log a lot of gym hours to keep those curves in all the right places.
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That August, Mangan went on the MacBook laptop they shared and discovered that he had forgotten to log out.
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He's the fastest, coolest hand that ever balanced a pike pole or rode a log.
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne
"Easy as fallin' off a log," announced old Hank, immediately.
The Saddle Boys in the Grand Canyon|James Carson
Jack drew his leg suddenly from the water and threw it over the log.
The Coral Island|R.M. Ballantyne
It is easy to build a palace with men and tools; it is difficult to build a log cabin with nothing but an ax.
The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White
The man got up from the log and walked away, down the beach toward a ledge of rock that shut off the southern end.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland

British Dictionary definitions for log (1 of 3)

log¹

/ (lɒɡ) /

noun

a section of the trunk or a main branch of a tree, when stripped of branches
(modifier) constructed out of logsa log cabin

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

a written record of information about transmissions kept by radio stations, amateur radio operators, etc

a device consisting of a float with an attached line, formerly used to measure the speed of a shipSee also chip log
heave the log to determine a ship's speed with such a device

Australian a claim for better pay and conditions presented by a trade union to an employer

like a log without stirring or being disturbed (in the phrase sleep like a log)

verb logs, logging or logged

(tr) to fell the trees of (a forest, area, etc) for timber

(tr) to saw logs from (trees)

(intr) to work at the felling of timber

(tr) to enter (a distance, event, etc) in a logbook or log

(tr) to record the punishment received by (a sailor) in a logbook

(tr) to travel (a specified distance or time) or move at (a specified speed)

Word Origin for log

C14: origin obscure

British Dictionary definitions for log (2 of 3)

log²

/ (lɒɡ) /

noun

short for logarithm

British Dictionary definitions for log (3 of 3)

-log

combining form

a US variant of -logue

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Scientific definitions for log

log

[ lôg ]

A logarithm.

Idioms and Phrases with log

log

In addition to the idiom beginning with log

also see:

easy as pie (rolling off a log)
like a bump on a log
sleep like a log

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noun

verb (used with object), logged, log·ging.