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LOGROLLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
Synonyms:
birling; logrolling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("logrolling" is a kind of...):
spin; twirl; twist; twisting; whirl (the act of rotating rapidly)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("logrolling" is a kind of...):
exchange (the act of giving something in return for something received)
Derivation:
logroll (work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb logroll
