LOG: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LOG?

Need another word that means the same as “log”? Find 33 synonyms and 30 related words for “log” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Log” are: logarithm, chunk of wood, branch, tree trunk, bole, stump, record, register, logbook, journal, diary, chronicle, daybook, record book, ledger, lumber, make a note of, note down, write down, jot down, book down, set down, put down, put in writing, attain, achieve, chalk up, make, do, go, cover

Log as a Noun

Definitions of "Log" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “log” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• An official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft.
• A regular or systematic record of incidents or observations.
• An apparatus for determining the speed of a ship, originally one consisting of a float attached to a knotted line that is wound on a reel, the distance run out in a certain time being used as an estimate of the vessel's speed.
• The Ranfurly Shield, an interprovincial rugby union trophy competed for annually in New Zealand.
• Measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water.
• A set of claims for improved pay or conditions, lodged by a trade union on behalf of workers.
• A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches.
• A written record of messages sent or received.
• A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off.
• The exponent required to produce a given number.
• A written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane.

Synonyms of "Log" as a noun (15 Words)

bole	The main stem of a tree usually covered with bark the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber.
branch	A part of a forked or branching shape. He broke off one of the branches.
chronicle	A record or narrative description of past events. The rebels demands for personal freedom are conspicuous in the chronicles.
chunk of wood	A substantial amount.
daybook	A diary. He bought a new daybook.
diary	A book with spaces for each day of the year in which one notes appointments or information. The City Diary.
journal	A newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity. While abroad he had kept a journal.
ledger	A weight used on a fishing line without a float, to anchor the bait in a particular place. The total balance of the purchases ledger.
logarithm	A quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised to produce a given number. Proportional to the logarithm to the base 10 of the concentration.
logbook	The registration document of a vehicle.
record	Anything such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph providing permanent evidence of or information about past events. The prostitute had a record a mile long.
record book	Sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove.
register	A cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions used in shops to add up the bill. The central register shows a Roman Emperor on horseback.
stump	A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. His jibes at his opponents may have won him some support on the stump early in his campaign.
tree trunk	English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917.

Usage Examples of "Log" as a noun

• An email log.
• Keep a detailed log of your activities.
• They kept a log of all transmission by the radio station.
• The union served a log on the employers in September, but it was refused.
• She tripped over a fallen log.
• Errors late in the game cost them a shot at the log of wood.
• A ship's log.
• A roaring log fire.

Log as a Verb

Definitions of "Log" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “log” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Make a systematic recording of (events, observations, or measurements.
• Cut lumber, as in woods and forests.
• Enter into a log, as on ships and planes.
• (of a ship, aircraft, or pilot) achieve (a certain distance, speed, or time.
• Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record.
• Cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially.

Synonyms of "Log" as a verb (18 Words)

achieve	To gain with effort. He achieved his ambition to become a press photographer.
attain	To gain with effort. He attained the rank of Brigadier.
book down	Record a charge in a police register.
chalk up	Write, draw, or trace with chalk.
cover	Cover as if with a shroud. Cover the grave with flowers.
do	Get something done. Very little work has been done in this field.
go	Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. Get going.
jot down	Write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of.
lumber	Cut lumber as in woods and forests. A truck lumbered past.
make	Make by shaping or bringing together constituents. Can you make me an omelette.
make a note of	Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.
note down	Notice or perceive.
put down	Make an investment.
put in writing	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
record	Make a record of set down in permanent form. The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
register	Manipulate the registers of an organ. His father was late in registering his birth.
set down	Insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink.
write down	Communicate (with) in writing.

Usage Examples of "Log" as a verb

• There are plans to log 250,000 hectares of virgin rainforest.
• Control room staff resorted to using pen and paper to log calls.
• She had logged more than 12,000 miles since her launch.
• The virus can log keystrokes that you make when you access all sorts of services.
• The incident has to be logged.

Associations of "Log" (30 Words)

alder	Wood of any of various alder trees resistant to underwater rot used for bridges etc.
arboreal	Of or relating to or formed by trees. Arboreal rodents.
arborescent	Resembling a tree in growth or appearance. Arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda.
aspen	A poplar tree with small rounded long-stalked leaves that tremble in the breeze.
bamboo	The hard woody stems of bamboo plants used in construction and crafts and fishing poles. A section of bamboo about four feet long.
berry	A small fruit having any of various structures e g simple grape or blueberry or aggregate blackberry or raspberry. Let s go berrying.
birch	A switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree used to hit people as punishment. There were calls to bring back the birch.
cabin	Confine to a small space such as a cabin. Once loosed the idea of equality is not easily cabined.
conifer	Any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones.
coniferous	Of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves.
cypress	A cypress tree or branches from it as a symbol of mourning.
deciduous	(of a tree or shrub) broadleaved. Sun loving deciduous trees like aspen.
dendroid	Resembling a tree in form and branching structure.
elm	Hard tough wood of an elm tree used for e g implements and furniture.
eucalyptus	The oil from eucalyptus leaves chiefly used for its medicinal properties.
evergreen	A plant that retains green leaves throughout the year. Monty Python and other TV evergreens.
forestry	The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber.
green	Green colour or pigment. They will continue greening the many treeless and dusty suburbs.
lumber	Cut lumber as in woods and forests. A truck lumbered past.
maple	Wood of any of various maple trees especially the hard close grained wood of the sugar maple used especially for furniture and flooring.
mesquite	Any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar.
poplar	Soft light colored non durable wood of the poplar.
root	Of a plant or cutting establish roots. You should never wash roots before storing.
spoke	Each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its outer edge.
stump	Remove tree stumps from. The stump of an amputated arm.
table	A group seated at table for a meal. He entertained the whole table with his witty remarks.
timber	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound. A small timber building.
wood	A shot made with a wood. Wines from the wood.
woodland	Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. Large areas of ancient woodland.
xylem	The woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels.