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log
Noun
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A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.
We need another log to make a nice big fire.
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A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.
We need to keep a log of everyone going into and out of this building.
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In mathematics, a log is a logarithm.
log
Verb
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When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs.
This was a forest here, but it was logged a few years ago.
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When someone logs something, they write it in a log book.
Make sure you log that so we'll remember what time it happened.
lift
Verb
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Someone lifts something when they use their hands to make the thing go up.
He lifted the little boy onto his shoulders.
She lifted the heavy box from the floor onto the table.
He is lifting some suitcases.
lift
Noun
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If you give someone a lift, you drive them somewhere, usually in your car.
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A lift is a machine that lifts people up or down to different parts of a building.