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Log

lɒɡ

Log definitions
noun
log logs
  1. a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off

    "she tripped over a fallen log"

    chunk of wood branch tree trunk bole stump
  2. an official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft

    "a ship's log"

    • a regular or systematic record of incidents or observations

      "keep a detailed log of your activities"

    • a set of claims for improved pay or conditions, lodged by a trade union on behalf of workers

      "the union served a log on the employers in September, but it was refused"

  3. an apparatus for determining the speed of a ship, originally one consisting of a float attached to a knotted line that is wound on a reel, the distance run out in a certain time being used as an estimate of the vessel's speed
  4. the Ranfurly Shield, an interprovincial rugby union trophy competed for annually in New Zealand

    "errors late in the game cost them a shot at the log of wood"

verb
logs logging logged log
  1. enter (an incident or fact) in the log of a ship or aircraft or in another systematic record

    "the incident has to be logged"

    register record make a note of note down write down jot down book down set down put down put in writing
    • (of a ship, aircraft, or pilot) achieve (a certain distance, speed, or time)

      "she had logged more than 12,000 miles since her launch"

    • make a systematic recording of (events, observations, or measurements)

      "the virus can log keystrokes that you make when you access all sorts of services"

  2. cut down (an area of forest) in order to exploit the timber commercially

    "there are plans to log 250,000 hectares of virgin rainforest"