log

  1. Noun.  The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
  2. Noun.  Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
  4. Noun.  A logbook.
  5. Noun.  (figuratively) A blockhead, very dumb person.
  6. Noun.  (surfing, _) A longboard.
  7. Noun.  (figuratively) A rolled cake with filling.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To cut trees into logs.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To cut down (trees).
  10. Verb.  (transitive) To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.
  11. Verb.  (intransitive) To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
  12. Noun.  A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress.
  13. Noun.  A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, ''etc.''.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log(book).
  15. Verb.  (transitive) To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook.

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