Log

Quick meaning: Log is a noun meaning The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

Meaning

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

More Meanings

1. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
2. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
3. Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
4. (nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
5. (figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.
6. (surfing slang) A heavy longboard.
7. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.

Example Sentences

to log the miles travelled by a ship

They walked across the stream on a fallen log.

The captain sat down to his log, and here is the beginning of the entry:.

[…] it was a thing of sinuous durability, wound around the spirit like a tapeworm around a log of shit.

Word Forms

• logs
• logg
• logge
• logging
• logged

Synonyms for log

Depending on context, synonyms include logarithm, lumber, corduroy, backlog.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backlog, corduroy, lumber, rough, unsmooth, logarithm.

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