Difference between Trunk and Log

What is the difference between Trunk and Log?

Trunk as a noun is the (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk. while Log as a noun is the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.

Trunk

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pertaining to a main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The (usually single) upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches: the tree trunk. A large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid. The torso. The extended and articulated nose or nasal organ of an elephant. The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car. A circuit between telephone switchboards or other switching equipment. a chute or conduit, or a watertight shaft connecting two or more decks. in source controlled software projects: the most current source tree, out of which the latest unstable builds (so-called "trunk builds") are compiled from. A main line in a river, canal, railroad, or highway system.

Log

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cut trees into logsTo cut down (trees).To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by log chipTo cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as woodTo make, to add an entry (or more) in a log(book).To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.A chip log, a device used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.A logbook.A blockhead, very dumb person.A longboard.A rolled cake with filling; Swiss roll.A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progressA chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

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