log

CEFRB1

/lɒɡ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thick piece of a tree trunk or a written record.

  2. 02

    verb

    To record details of an event or activity.

Examples

  • Please push the Ctrl+Alt+Del key to log on the system.

  • The writer is living in a log cabin.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.

  2. Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.

  3. The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

More examples

In context

  • The police log all phone calls.

  • They walked across the stream on a fallen log.

  • You only won that game because your last opponent logged. That's no fair!

Synonyms

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After chopping the tree, he carried a heavy blank to the fireplace.

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Origin

noun

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.