log

What is the Definition of log?

Noun:

1. a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2. the exponent required to produce a given number
3. a written record of messages sent or received
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

Verb:

1. enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2. cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Other meanings of log (synonyms, cognates).