Log vs. Lot — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Log and Lot
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Log
A part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off
A roaring log fire
She tripped over a fallen log
Lot
A large number or amount; a great deal
We had lots of fun
A lot can happen in eight months
They took a lot of abuse
There are a lot of actors in the cast
Log
An official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft
A ship's log
Lot
A great deal; much
Thanks a lot
He played tennis a lot last year
Log
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.
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Lot
A river of southern France, which rises in the Auvergne and flows 480 km (300 miles) west to meet the River Garonne south-east of Bordeaux.
Log
The Ranfurly Shield, an interprovincial rugby union trophy competed for annually in New Zealand
Errors late in the game cost them a shot at the log of wood
Lot
(in the Bible) the nephew of Abraham, who was allowed to escape from the destruction of Sodom (Gen. 19). His wife, who disobeyed orders and looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.
Log
Short for logarithm
Log x
Log values
Lot
Divide (items) into lots for sale at an auction
The contents have already been lotted up, and the auction takes place on Monday
Log
Enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record
The incident has to be logged
Lot
A large extent, amount, or number
Is in a lot of trouble.
Has lots of friends.
Log
Cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially
There are plans to log 250,000 hectares of virgin rainforest
Lot
Used adverbially to mean "to a great degree or extent" or "frequently"
Felt a lot better.
Ran lots faster.
Doesn't go out a whole lot.
Has seen her lots lately.
Log
A usually large section of a trunk or limb of a fallen or felled tree.
Lot
A number of associated people or things
Placating an angry lot of tenants.
Kids who were a noisy lot.
Log
A long thick section of trimmed, unhewn timber.
Lot
Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit
A lot of stamps sold at an auction.
Log
A device trailed from a ship to determine its speed through the water.
Lot
An individual of a particular kind or type
That dog is a contented lot.
Log
A record of a ship's speed, its progress, and any shipboard events of navigational importance.
Lot
A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.
Log
The book in which this record is kept.
Lot
A piece of land used for a given purpose
A parking lot.
Log
A record of a vehicle's performance, as the flight record of an aircraft.
Lot
The complete grounds of a film studio.
Log
A record, as of the performance of a machine or the progress of an undertaking
A computer log.
A trip log.
Lot
The outdoor area of a film studio.
Log
A logarithm.
Lot
An object used in making a determination or choice at random
Casting lots to see who will go first.
Log
To cut down, trim, and haul the timber of (a piece of land).
Lot
The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random
Chosen by lot.
Log
To cut (timber) into unhewn sections.
Lot
The determination or choice so made
The lot fell on the widow's only son.
Log
To enter in a record, as of a ship or an aircraft.
Lot
One's fortune in life; one's fate
It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.
Log
To travel (a specified distance, time, or speed)
Logged 30,000 air miles in April.
Lot
To apportion by lots; allot.
Log
To spend or accumulate (time)
Had logged 25 years with the company.
Lot
To divide (land) into lots.
Log
To cut down, trim, and haul timber.
Lot
To divide (goods) into lots for sale.
Log
The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
They walked across the stream on a fallen log.
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal.
To spend a lot of money
Lots of people think so
Log
Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
A lot of stationery
Log
Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
Lot
One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
Log
(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
Lot
(informal) A number of people taken collectively.
A sorry lot
A bad lot
Log
(figuratively) A blockhead; a very stupid person.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
A building lot in a city
Log
A heavy longboard.
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought.
Log
(figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
To cast lots
To draw lots
Log
(mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
Lot
The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without one's planning.
Log
(vulgar) A piece of feces.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Log
(vulgar) A penis.
Lot
Allotment; lottery.
Log
A logbook, or journal of a vessel's (or aircraft's) progress.
Lot
All members of a set; everything.
The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
Log
A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
Lot
(historic) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
Log
(computer science) Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to apportion.
Log
A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 3{{nbsp}}liter).
Lot
To count or reckon (on or upon).
Log
Synonym of logarithm. Category:en:Functions
To multiply two numbers, add their logs.
Lot
That which happens without human design or forethought; chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.
But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.
Log
(sciences) A difference of one in the logarithm, usually in base 10; an order of magnitude.
Lot
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.
The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
If we draw lots, he speeds.
Log
(transitive) To cut trees into logs.
Lot
The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot'sEnough to bear.
He was but born to tryThe lot of man - to suffer and to die.
Log
(transitive) To cut down (trees).
Lot
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a lot of stationery; - colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English heads, chiefly of the reign of James I.
Log
(intransitive) To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
Lot
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of New York.
Log
(transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
To log the miles travelled by a ship
Lot
A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of people think so.
He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
Log
(transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.
Lot
A prize in a lottery.
Log
(transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log.
Lot
To allot; to sort; to portion.
Log
A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.
Lot
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
A batch of letters
A deal of trouble
A lot of money
He made a mint on the stock market
It must have cost plenty
Log
A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.
Lot
A parcel of land having fixed boundaries;
He bought a lot on the lake
Log
An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water.
Lot
Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
Whatever my fortune may be
Deserved a better fate
Has a happy lot
The luck of the Irish
A victim of circumstances
Success that was her portion
Log
The record of the rate of speed of a ship or airplane, and of the course of its progress for the duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.
Lot
Any collection in its entirety;
She bought the whole caboodle
Log
A record and tabulated statement of the person(s) operating, operations performed, resources consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or system.
Lot
An unofficial association of people or groups;
The smart set goes there
They were an angry lot
Log
A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
Lot
Anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random;
The luck of the draw
They drew lots for it
Log
A record of activities performed within a program, or changes in a database or file on a computer, and typically kept as a file in the computer.
Lot
(Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction
Log
To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.
Lot
Divide into lots, as of land, for example
Log
To record any event in a logbook, especially an event relating to the operation of a machine or device.
Lot
Administer or bestow, as in small portions;
Administer critical remarks to everyone present
Dole out some money
Shell out pocket money for the children
Deal a blow to someone
Log
To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.
Log
To move to and fro; to rock.
Log
A segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
Log
Large log at the back of a hearth fire
Log
The exponent required to produce a given number
Log
A written record of messages sent or received;
They kept a log of all transmission by the radio station
An email log
Log
A written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
Log
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
Enter into a log, as on ships and planes
Log
Cut lumber, as in woods and forests
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