log

(noun, verb)

noun

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

Definition categories: substance, wood

2. the exponent required to produce a given number

Similar word(s): logarithm

Definition categories: communication, exponent, index, power

3. a written record of messages sent or received

- they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station

- an email log

Definition categories: communication

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

Definition categories: communication

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

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with log as a noun:

- They walked across the stream on a fallen log.

- To multiply two numbers, add their logs.

verb

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

Definition categories: communication, enter, record

2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Similar word(s): lumber

Definition categories: contact, drop, fell

Sentences with log as a verb:

- to log the miles travelled by a ship