log : Idioms & Phrases


harpoon log

  • noun a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance
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Log board

  • (Naut.), a board consisting of two parts shutting together like a book, with columns in which are entered the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc., during each hour of the day and night. These entries are transferred to the log book. A folding slate is now used instead.
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Log book, ∨ Logbook

  • (Naut.), a book in which is entered the daily progress of a ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents of the log board.
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log cabin

  • noun a cabin built with logs
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Log cabin, Log house

  • a cabin or house made of logs.
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Log canoe

  • a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a single log. = dugout canoe
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Log glass

  • (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the running out of the log line.
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log in

  • verb enter a computer
    log on; log in.
    • Have you logged in lately?
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Log line

  • noun a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
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  • (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d Log, n., 2.
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log off

  • verb exit a computer
    log off.
    • Please log off before you go home
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log on

  • verb enter a computer
    log on; log in.
    • Have you logged in lately?
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log out

  • verb exit a computer
    log off.
    • Please log off before you go home
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Log perch

  • (Zoöl.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter (Percina caprodes); called also hogfish and rockfish.
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Log reel

  • (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound.
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Log slate

  • . (Naut.) See Log board (above).
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log up

  • verb record a distance travelled; on planes and cars
    clock up.
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log z's

  • verb be asleep
    catch some Z's; slumber; kip; sleep.
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log-chip

Log"-chip` noun
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  1. (Naut.) A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a circle attached to the log line; -- called also log-ship. See 2d Log, n., 2.
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log-in

  • verb enter a computer
    log on; log in.
    • Have you logged in lately?
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log-ship

Log"-ship noun
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  1. (Naut.) A part of the log. See Log-chip, and 2d Log, n., 2.
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nurse log

  • noun a large decomposing tree trunk that has fallen, usually in a forest; the decaying wood provides moisture and nutrients for a variety of insects and plants
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patent log

  • noun a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
    screw log; patent log.
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Rough log

  • (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the cruise or voyage.
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Saw log

  • noun log large enough to be sawed into boards
    saw log.
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  • a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.
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saw logs

  • noun log large enough to be sawed into boards
    saw log.
  • verb breathe noisily during one's sleep
    snore; saw wood.
    • she complained that her husband snores
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screw log

  • noun a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
    screw log; patent log.
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Smooth log

  • (Naut.), a clean copy of the rough log. In the case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper officer of the government.
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taffrail log

  • noun a cigar-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed
    screw log; patent log.
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To heave the log

  • (Naut.), to cast the log-chip into the water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's speed by the log.
  • . (Naut.) See Log.
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water-logged

Wa"ter-logged adjective
Definitions
  1. Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy, unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.
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web log

  • noun a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies
    blog.
    • postings on a blog are usually in chronological order
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Yule block, ∨ Yule log

  • a large log of wood formerly put on the hearth of Christmas eve, as the foundation of the fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.
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yule log

  • noun large log traditionally burned at Christmas
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