log

log
log [1] ► NOUN 1) a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off. 2) (also logbook) an official record of events during the voyage of a ship or aircraft. 3) an apparatus for determining the speed of a ship, originally one consisting of a float attached to a knotted line.
► VERB (logged, logging) 1) enter in a log. 2) achieve (a certain distance, speed, or time). 3) (log in/on or out/off) go through the procedures to begin (or conclude) use of a computer system. 4) cut down (an area of forest) to exploit the wood commercially.
DERIVATIVES logger noun logging noun.
ORIGIN of unknown origin.

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