logroll verb 5noun 1forms 3 verb5 •To roll a log in a body of water, while balancing on it; to birl. •(figurative) To exchange favours, especially political favours. •(US, figurative) To combine legislative items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.Republicans defeated Democratic efforts to logroll hate crimes legislation into the defense appropriations bill. •To safely move (a body) in an emergency (medical) situation, tilting them up, then laying them on a transport surface. •To move like rolling logs.Her dancers may logroll over each other or curl up together, but they never get personal. — 1999 noun1 •A method of moving a patient, rolling them onto their side, and later onto a transport method such as a tarp, spineboard, or stretcher. formslogrolled · logrolling · logrolls
