log (n.)

  1. a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches

  2. the exponent required to produce a given number

    [ Syn: logarithm ]

  3. a written record of messages sent or received; they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station; an email log'

  4. a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)

  5. measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water

    log (v.)

  1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes

  2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests

    [ Syn: lumber ]

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