noun

log

noun

A section of a tree trunk, especially one cleared of branches, used for timber or fuel.

"He chopped the log into firewood."

"They sat on a fallen log by the campfire."

A written record of events, especially a ship's or aircraft's progress, or of computer activity.

"The captain noted the storm in the ship's log."

"The server keeps a log of every failed login attempt."

verb

To cut down trees, especially commercially.

"The company was accused of illegally logging protected forest."

To record something in writing or in a system.

"Please log any issues you find in the spreadsheet."

How to Use Log

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA cut section of tree trunk — or, separately, a written record of events (and the verb for cutting trees or for recording something).

Common pairings

log cabin keep a log log in log an entry

Word Forms

logged past tense, logged past tense, logged past tense, logged past tense, logs plural, logs plural, logs plural, logs plural, logs singular, logs singular, logs singular, logs singular

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Etymology

From Middle English logge, probably from an Old Norse word for a felled tree, related to "lie" (as in "lying on the ground").

Rhymes for log

blog clog slog flog vlog analog backlog

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