The object of chopping a log (4)
I believe the answer is:
goal
'the object' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'chopping a log' is the wordplay.
'chopping' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'chopped' mean this (letters chopped or smashed up)).
'a'+'log'='alog'
'alog' with letters rearranged gives 'GOAL'.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for goal that I've seen before include "Objective or score" , "Object of one's ambition" , "Footballer's target" , "Target or ambition" , "posts and bar" .)