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Log

/lɑɡ/

The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

📖 Definitions of "Log"

noun
  1. 1

    The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

    "They walked across the stream on a fallen log."

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.

verb
  1. 1

    To cut trees into logs.

  2. 2

    To cut down (trees).

  3. 3

    To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.

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