log

Meaning

Noun

1. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
2. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
3. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
4. Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
5. A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
6. (figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.
7. (slang) A heavy longboard.
8. (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
9. A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
10. (vulgar) A piece of feces.
11. (vulgar) A penis.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cut trees into logs.
2. (transitive) To cut down (trees).
3. (intransitive) To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
2. (transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.
3. (transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log.

Verb

To log out; to disconnect from an online video game.

Verb

To move to and fro; to rock.

Synonyms

block

journal

timber

logbook

logarithm

beam

register

fallen tree

tree trunk

wood

🪵

diary

lumber

plank

trunk

block of wood

billet

tree

🌳

record

stump

bole

firewood

write down

chronicle

stock

piece of wood

inventory

list

book

📖

stockpile

registration

veeder counter

supply

board

thunderbolt

fess

stick

recording

piece

document

pole

log file

reserve

fire

🔥

cut

cross

corpus

column

coldcock

chunk

body

Translations

tronco

bûche

rondin

registrare

tronco

tora

leño

ciocco

ceppo

Tagebuch

journal

Holzklotz

loggen

Log

kütük

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɒɡ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: logg

Cognate with Norwegian: låg

Cognate with Dutch: loog

In summary

From Middle English logge, logg (first recorded in Anglo-Latin as loggum), of uncertain origin, but probably from Old Norse lóg, lág (“felled tree, log”), derived from Old Norse liggja (“to lie”). If so, then cognate with Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), Dutch loog (“wood, timber, lumber”).
Alternatively, directly from Norwegian låg (“fallen tree”), which could have been borrowed through the Norwegian timber trade. However the Old Norse/Middle Norwegian vowel is long while Middle English vowel is short.

Sentences

Split the log with a quick , sharp blow .