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log1 /log/ noun- A fallen tree trunk
- A bulky piece of wood, used eg as firewood
- A clog or impediment
- An inert or insensitive person (figurative)
- An apparatus (orig a block of wood), attached to the end of a line thrown overboard, for ascertaining a ship's speed
- A record of a ship's, or other, performance and experiences, a logbook
- A record produced by a mainframe computer of all the work done over a certain period of time
adjective Consisting of or constructed of logs transitive verb (loggˈing; logged)- To cut or haul in the form of logs
- To enter in a logbook, or record otherwise
- To cover a distance of, according to the log
- To record the name and punishment of
- To punish or fine
intransitive verb To fell timber ORIGIN: Origin obscure loggˈat noun - A small log or piece of wood
- A stake
- (in pl) the old game of throwing loggats at a stake
logged /logd/ adjective - Reduced to the inactivity or helplessness of a log
- Waterlogged (nautical)
- Cleared of logs
combining form Denoting saturated, permeated, impregnated, entirely filled, as in waterlogged, smoke-logged loggˈer noun - A lumberman
- (also data logger) a device which automatically records data
loggˈing noun logˈboard noun A hinged board on which particulars for entering into a ship's logbook are temporarily chalked logˈbook noun - A book containing an official record of a ship's progress and proceedings on board, or of a journey made by an aircraft or car, or of any progress
- A headteacher's record of attendances, school events, etc
- A record of work done, studies followed, etc
- Formerly, the registration documents of a motor vehicle (now called vehicle registration document)
log cabin noun A hut built of cut or uncut logs logˈ-canoe noun A boat made by hollowing out the trunk of a tree logˈ-chip noun The quadrant-shaped board attached to a logline loggˈerhead noun - (poss from logger a block of wood for hobbling a horse) a blockhead
- A dunce
- A round piece of timber in a whaleboat, over which the line is passed (nautical)
- (also loggerhead turtle) a large-headed type of sea-turtle (Caretta caretta)
- (also loggerhead shrike) a N American shrike (Lanius ludovicianius)
- An implement consisting of a large metal ball attached to a shaft, heated for melting tar, etc
loggˈerheaded adjective logˈ-glass noun A 14- or 28-second sandglass, used with the logline to ascertain the speed of a ship logˈ-head noun A blockhead logˈ-house noun A log cabin logˈ-hut noun log jam noun - Jamming that brings floating logs to a standstill
- Congestion of events, etc, leading to a complete cessation of action (figurative)
- Such cessation of action, a deadlock, impasse
logˈjuice noun (slang) Bad port wine, as if coloured with logwood logˈline noun (nautical) The line fastened to the log, and marked for finding the speed of a vessel logˈ-man noun - A man who carries logs (Shakespeare)
- Someone who cuts and removes logs
logˈ-reel noun A reel on which the logline is wound logˈroll transitive verb and intransitive verb logˈroller noun logˈrolling noun - A gathering of people to facilitate the collection of logs after the clearing of a piece of land, or for rolling logs into a stream
- The sport of trying to dislodge another person standing on the same floating log
- Mutual aid among politicians, etc, esp trading in votes to secure the passage of legislation
logˈ-saw noun A bowsaw, a saw with a narrow blade stretched like a bowstring in a bow-like frame logˈ-slate noun A double slate which is used as a logboard logˈwood noun - A tropical American tree (Haematoxylon campechianum) of the Caesalpinia family, exported in logs
- Its dark-red heartwood
- An extract from it used in dyeing
at loggerheads At variance, quarrelling (with with) log in or on (computing) To gain access to a mainframe or server system, usu by means of a code (loginˈ or log-inˈ noun, logonˈ or log-onˈ noun) log out or off (computing) To exit from a mainframe or server system (logoutˈ or log-outˈ noun, logoffˈ or log-offˈ noun) sleep like a log To sleep very soundly |