¹log

noun, often attributive \ˈlȯg, ˈläg\

Definition of LOG

: a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree; especially : a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long

: an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water that consists of a block fastened to a line and run out from a reel

a : the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress; also : the full nautical record of a ship's voyage

b : the full record of a flight by an aircraft

: a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities

Origin of LOG

Middle English logge

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Wood Production Terms

cord, lumber, punk

Rhymes with LOG

blog, bog, clog, cog, flog, fog, frog, grog, hog, jog, nog, Prague, prog, quag, shog, slog, smog, tog

²log

verb

: to cut down trees in an area for wood

: to make an official record of (something)

: to do something for (a specified distance or time)

loggedlog·ging

Full Definition of LOG

transitive verb

a : to cut (trees) for lumber

b : to clear (land) of trees in lumbering —often used with off

: to make a note or record of : enter details of or about in a log

a : to move (an indicated distance) or attain (an indicated speed) as noted in a log

b (1) : to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time) (2) : to have (an indicated record) to one's credit : achieve

intransitive verb

: ³lumber 1

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