/ lɒg; NAmE lɔːg; lɑːg/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a thick piece of wood that is cut from or has fallen from a tree :
logs for the fire
2.
(also log·book ) an official record of events during a particular period of time, especially a journey on a ship or plane :
The captain keeps a log.
3.
( informal ) = logarithm
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IDIOMS
see easy adjective , sleep verb
■ verb ( -gg- ) [ vn ]
1.
to put information in an official record or write a record of events
SYN record :
The police log all phone calls.
2.
to travel a particular distance or for a particular length of time
SYN clock up :
The pilot has logged 1 000 hours in the air.
3.
to cut down trees in a forest for their wood
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PHRASAL VERBS
- log in / on
- log sb in / on
- log off / out
- log sb off / out
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WORD ORIGIN
noun senses 1 to 2 and verb Middle English (in the sense bulky mass of wood ): of unknown origin; perhaps symbolic of the notion of heaviness.