to give somebody the slip
V
Informal
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English Definitions
log
N
a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
log
N
the exponent required to produce a given number
log
N
a written record of messages sent or received
log
N
a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
log
N
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
log
V
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
log
V
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
N
a cabin built with logs
log in
V
enter a computer
N
a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
log off
V
exit a computer
log on
V
enter a computer
log out
V
exit a computer
V
record a distance travelled; on planes and cars
log-in
V
enter a computer
N
a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
N
a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
N
red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California
loganberry
N
large red variety of the dewberry
N
type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers
N
a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
logarithm
N
the exponent required to produce a given number
logarithmic
of or relating to or using logarithms
N
scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
logbook
N
a book in which the log is written
N
balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
loge
N
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
logger
N
a person who fells trees
N
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
loggerhead
N
very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
N
a common shrike of southeastern United States having black bands around the eyes
N
very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide-ranging in warm open seas
loggia
N
a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
N
a dull and listless state resulting from weariness
logging
N
the work of cutting down trees for timber
logic
N
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
logic
N
reasoned and reasonable judgment
logic
N
the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation
logic
N
the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations
logic
N
a system of reasoning
N
a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects
N
a graphical representation of a program using formal logic
N
an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation
N
a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
N
an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic
N
a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing
logic programing
N
creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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