logrolling
The rolling of logs from one place to anotherThe rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
Meaning
6 senses(US, countable)The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
(US, uncountable)The act of balancing on a log floating on a river to guide it downstream, often involving rolling it using one's feet; birling.
(US, uncountable)A sport in which two people balance on a log floating in a body of water, each one aiming to cause the opponent to fall off by rolling or kicking the log.
rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
(US, figuratively, uncountable)A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
(figuratively, uncountable)Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.
Near-synonym: backscratching
(figuratively, uncountable)The exchanging of favors.
act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
Origin
From log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each otheFrom log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each other do heavy work such as rolling logs in connection with clearing land and building.
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Forms
plural: logrollings| Singular | logrolling |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport):birling
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable