"logs" in the noun sense
1. log
a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
2. logarithm, log
the exponent required to produce a given number
3. log
a written record of messages sent or received
"they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"
"an email log"
4. log
a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)
5. log
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
"logs" in the verb sense
1. log
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
2. log, lumber
cut lumber, as in woods and forests
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