log

1. 1.

   enter into a log, as on ships and planes

   Broaderrecord
2. 2.

   cut lumber, as in woods and forests

   Synonymslumber

   Broaderfell

Other forms of log

plural

logs·

past tense or participle

logged

present participle

logging

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about log

What does log mean?

log means "a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in log?

log has 1 syllable: log. In IPA it is /ˈlɔɡ/.

What is another word for log?

Close synonyms include logarithm, lumber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is log a common word?

log is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with log?

7 words rhyme with log. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.