LOGROLLING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

-ing form of the verb logroll