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log
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- pronunciation:
- lawg
[or]
lag
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- log on
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a large, thick piece of a tree that has been cut down and is ready for sawing, burning, or building.
Frank sawed logs to burn in the fireplace.
- similar words:
- beam, branch, limb, lumber, stump, timber, trunk
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| definition 2: |
a daily record of a trip by a ship or plane. A log keeps records of speed, distance traveled, and any important events.
The plane's log showed that we had traveled three hundred miles.- similar words:
- journal, record
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| related words: |
calendar |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
logs, logging, logged |
| definition 1: |
to cut down the trees from.
The lumber crew has been logging those hills for about three months.- similar words:
- clear, level
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| definition 2: |
to record in the log of a ship or airplane, or in a similar record.
A sailor logs the distance that the ship has traveled each day.- synonyms:
- register
- similar words:
- book, note, record, report, tally
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| definition 3: |
to cut down and transport trees for lumber or firewood.
The lumberjack logged in the forest near the sawmill. |
| related words: |
put down |
| phrase: |
log on |
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