log
[noun]
Synonyms:
- stump, block, chunk, trunk
- record, account, journal, logbook
[verb]
Synonyms:
- chop, cut, fell, hew
- record, chart, note, register, set down

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English Thesaurus: push, shove, stuff, poke, nudge, ...

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-logue (also -log American English) /lɒɡ $ lɒːɡ, lɑːɡ/ suffix [in nouns]
[Language: Old French; Origin: Latin -logus, from Greek -logos, from legein 'to speak']
something that is written or spoken:
a monologue (=a speech by one person)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. log¹ S3 /lɒɡ $ lɒːɡ, lɑːɡ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. a thick piece of wood from a tree:
a roaring log fire

2. an official record of events, especially on a journey in a ship or plane:
The captain always keeps a log.

3. a logarithm
⇒ it’s as easy as falling off a log at fall¹(30), ⇒ sleep like a log/top at sleep¹(1)

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II. log² verb (past tense and past participle logged, present participle logging)

1. [transitive] to make an official record of events, facts etc:
All phone calls are logged.

2. [transitive] to travel a particular distance or for a particular length of time, especially in a plane or ship:
The pilot has logged 1200 flying hours.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to cut down trees
log in/on phrasal verb
to do the necessary actions on a computer system that will allow you to begin using it
log in/on to
You need to log on to your home page.
log off/out phrasal verb
to stop using a computer system by giving it particular instructions

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

log
noun
I. wood
ADJ. cut, sawn a pile of sawn logs
fallen The road was blocked by fallen logs.
blazing, burning
VERB + LOG chop, saw, split
LOG + VERB blaze, burn, crackle logs crackling in the fireplace
LOG + NOUN cabin | fire

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log
II. written record
ADJ. detailed | captain's, ship's
VERB + LOG keep She kept a log of their voyage.
LOG + NOUN book

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

push to make something or someone move by pressing them with your hands, arms etc:
Push the door, don’t pull it.
She pushed him away and walked out.
shove to push someone or something in a rough or careless way:
People were shoving to get to the front of the queue.
Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.
stuff informal to push something quickly and carelessly into a small space:
She stuffed a few clothes into a bag and left.
poke to push someone or something with your finger or something sharp:
I poked the snake with a stick but it was dead.
nudge to push someone beside you gently with your elbow to get their attention:
Toby nudged me and pointed out of the window.
roll to push something round or something on wheels so that it moves forward:
They rolled the logs down the hill.
The car still didn’t start so we tried to roll it off the road.
wheel to push something with wheels, for example a bicycle or a trolley, so that it moves forward, while guiding it with your hands:
Rob wheeled his bike round the back of the house.
record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

record information about something that is written down:
your medical records
the public records office
I have to keep a record of all my spending when I’m travelling on business.
file a set of written records, or information stored on a computer under a particular name:
He began reading the file on the case.
I think I may have accidentally deleted the file.
accounts (also books informal) an exact record of the money that a company has received and spent:
Companies are required by law to publish their annual accounts.
Someone had been falsifying the accounts.
The company’s books all seemed to be in order.
ledger one of the official books in which a company’s financial records are kept, which show how much it has received and spent:
The costs have been moved from one column of the ledger to another.
minutes an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
Both points are mentioned in the minutes of the last meeting on August 3rd.
diary a book in which you regularly write down the things that have happened to you:
In his diary he wrote, ‘It s lovely having him here, we’ve had so many cosy talks.’
I’ll just check in my diary to see if I’m free.
blog a web page on the Internet on which someone regularly writes about their life, opinions, or a particular subject:
I may not always agree with David, but I always read his blog.
register an official list of names of people, organizations etc:
Guests must sign the hotel register.
the national register of births, deaths, and marriages
Lloyds Register of Shipping
roll an official list of names, especially of people who are allowed to do something such as vote or be in a class at school:
the electoral roll (=list of people who can vote in an area)
The teacher called the roll (=read out the list of the names of the students, who then have to say if they are present).
log an official record that is kept on a ship or plane:
Mr Appleby said he complained to a senior officer, who made a note in the ship’s log.
keep to leave something in one particular place so that you can find it easily:
Where do you keep the scissors?
The keys are kept in my office.
store to put things away and keep them until you need them:
Villagers have begun storing wood for the winter.
save to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:
He had been saving the bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
We can save the rest of the pie for later.
collect to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:
Kate collects old postcards.
hold to keep something to be used when it is needed, especially something that many different people may need to use:
Medical records are now usually held on computers.
reserve formal to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process such as cooking:
Reserve some of the chocolate so that you can use it for decorating the cake.
hoard to keep large amounts of food, money etc because you think you may not be able to get them in the future – used when you do not approve of people doing this because it is not necessary or not fair to other people:
People have been hoarding food and fuel in case there is another attack.
Rationing of basic food products was introduced to prevent hoarding.

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LOG
Logarithm 
Logistical/Logistics

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