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Log Meaning: Wooden Log vs Record Log with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：wooden log (log)

log 🔊

/lɒɡ/

a thick, heavy piece of wood from a tree, often used for burning or building.

wooden log 🔊

➕

/ˈwʊdən lɒɡ/

A thick, heavy piece of wood from a tree, often used for burning or building.

📁 Category：Objects & Materials 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Old English 'log' meaning a felled tree trunk; possibly from Old Norse 'lág'.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a heavy wooden LOG lying on the ground—and a captain writing in his LOGbook.

📖 Example

We gathered dry logs to build a campfire for the evening. 🔊 We collected dry logs to build a campfire for the evening.

🔗 Collocations

a log cabin – a small house built with logs

split logs – logs that have been cut into smaller pieces

a pile of logs – a stack of logs placed together

🔄 Synonyms

timber (n.) – wood that is prepared for building or construction

lumber (n.) – cut and dried wood used in building

firewood (n.) – wood used as fuel for a fire

🚫 Antonyms

splinter (n.) – a small, thin, sharp piece of wood

sawdust (n.) – tiny particles of wood produced by sawing

🌱 Derivatives

logging (n.) – the industry of cutting down trees for timber

loggy (adj.) – heavy or sluggish like a log

📖 Cultural Story

The word 'log' originally referred to a cut piece of tree trunk. Its use for a record book comes from the practice of throwing a log overboard to measure a ship's speed, with data recorded in a 'logbook'.

Meaning 2：record log (log)

log 🔊

/lɒɡ/

to write down information or events in a record; or the record itself.

record log 🔊

➕

/ˈrekɔːd lɒɡ/

To write down information or events in a record; or the record itself.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My fitness app automatically logs how many steps I walk every day. 🔊 My fitness app automatically records how many steps I walk every day.

🔗 Collocations

keep a log – maintain a detailed record of events or observations

log in to – sign into a computer system or account

log data – record digital information for analysis

🔄 Synonyms

record (v./n.) – to write down or capture information; a stored account of something

register (v./n.) – to formally record something in a list; a written list or book

journal (n.) – a daily record of events or experiences

🚫 Antonyms

erase (v.) – to remove all traces of a recording or data

delete (v.) – to remove digital information or entries

🌱 Derivatives

logger (n.) – a device or person that records data

logbook (n.) – a book in which official records are kept