log

(lôg, lŏg)

1. a. A usually large section of a trunk or limb of a fallen or felled tree.
   b. A long thick section of trimmed, unhewn timber.
2. Nautical
   a. A device trailed from a ship to determine its speed through the water.
   b. A record of a ship's speed, its progress, and any shipboard events of navigational importance.
   c. The book in which this record is kept.
3. A record of a vehicle's performance, as the flight record of an aircraft.
4. A record, as of the performance of a machine or the progress of an undertaking: a computer log; a trip log.

1. a. To cut down, trim, and haul the timber of (a piece of land).
   b. To cut (timber) into unhewn sections.
2. To enter in a record, as of a ship or an aircraft.
3. To travel (a specified distance, time, or speed): logged 30,000 air miles in April.
4. To spend or accumulate (time): had logged 25 years with the company.

(lôg, lŏg)