often attributive
1
: a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree
especially
: a length of a tree trunk ready for sawing and over six feet (1.8 meters) long
2
: an apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water that consists of a block fastened to a line and run out from a reel
3
a
: the record of the rate of a ship's speed or of her daily progress
also
: the full nautical record of a ship's voyage
b
: the full record of a flight by an aircraft
4
: a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities
logged; logging
1
a
: to cut (trees) for lumber
b
: to clear (land) of trees in lumbering
—often used with off
2
: to make a note or record of : enter details of or about in a log
3
a
: to move (an indicated distance) or attain (an indicated speed) as noted in a log
b(1)
: to sail a ship or fly an airplane for (an indicated distance or period of time)
(2)
: to have (an indicated record) to one's credit : achieve
logic
variants
or logo-
: word : thought : speech : discourse
logogram
logorrhea
see -logue
Synonyms
Examples of log in a Sentence
Verb
Thousands of trees have been logged in this area.
The forest has been heavily logged.
The company has been logging in this area for many years.
Part of his job is to log all deliveries.
Truck drivers log thousands of miles every week.
She has only been flying for a few months, but she has already logged more than 80 hours.
a pitcher who has logged more than a hundred victories
Recent Examples on the Web
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
Officers were alerted to the incident just before 11:30 a.m. in which the vehicle veered off westbound lanes near a Chevron gas station several miles east of Pollock Pines near the Fresh Pond community, according to the CHP’s dispatch log.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Each of the 19 logs was massive, and Iwamura was not very physically strong and would have been without food and water for days.
—Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
Route 76 remained closed between East Vista Way and Via Montellano until around 6:30 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The three young chimpanzees belong to the Eagle Clan, a thriving community built around a massive multi-story tower constructed out of tree branches and logs, where Noa’s father Koro (Neil Sandilands), known as Master of Birds, oversees the eagles that protect the apes and hunt for food.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
The accident was reported about 7:50 p.m. with the incident listed as driving while intoxicated, according to a Fort Worth police call log.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Don’t be tempted to fill up space with logs, branches, leaves, plastic bottles, gravel or anything else.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
These logs are integral to robust security frameworks, ensuring data remains both accessible for legitimate use and securely protected against illicit access.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Comfortable shoes are an absolute must for travel, whether your goal is logging tons of steps, exploring a new city, hiking in the backcountry, or looking cute for a casual evening out.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
In his 30 years of military service, General Anderson flew more than 130 types of aircraft, logging some 7,500 hours in the air.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Many of those global workers live in the U.S. Roughly 96% of workers on Amazon Mechanical Turk, for example, log in from the U.S., according to data site MTurk Tracker.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The company’s site also tracked users’ responses to questions about their veteran status and dependents and logged the value of property that visitors currently own.
—Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Seven Jayhawks played 21 or more minutes (with Cole Aldrich logging four minutes) in KU’s 75-68 overtime victory over Calipari’s Memphis Tigers in the 2008 NCAA title game.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
No Heat lineup logged more than 200 minutes together this regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Between 2022 and 2023, according to the new data, the nearly 100 groundwater basins and sub-basins tracked by the state logged 8.7 million acre-feet of total additional water.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Noun
Johnson County logs indicate both players were arrested at 11:44 p.m. Thursday, then booked into jail at 1:35 a.m. Friday.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2024
Officers were alerted to the incident just before 11:30 a.m. in which the vehicle veered off westbound lanes near a Chevron gas station several miles east of Pollock Pines near the Fresh Pond community, according to the CHP’s dispatch log.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Each of the 19 logs was massive, and Iwamura was not very physically strong and would have been without food and water for days.
—Leyton Cassidy, Longreads, 7 May 2024
Route 76 remained closed between East Vista Way and Via Montellano until around 6:30 p.m., according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The three young chimpanzees belong to the Eagle Clan, a thriving community built around a massive multi-story tower constructed out of tree branches and logs, where Noa’s father Koro (Neil Sandilands), known as Master of Birds, oversees the eagles that protect the apes and hunt for food.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024
The accident was reported about 7:50 p.m. with the incident listed as driving while intoxicated, according to a Fort Worth police call log.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
Don’t be tempted to fill up space with logs, branches, leaves, plastic bottles, gravel or anything else.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
These logs are integral to robust security frameworks, ensuring data remains both accessible for legitimate use and securely protected against illicit access.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Verb
The 2020 bird census logged a record high of 201 trogons in Arizona’s Sky Islands, with the highest concentration in the Huachucas.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
Comfortable shoes are an absolute must for travel, whether your goal is logging tons of steps, exploring a new city, hiking in the backcountry, or looking cute for a casual evening out.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2024
In his 30 years of military service, General Anderson flew more than 130 types of aircraft, logging some 7,500 hours in the air.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Many of those global workers live in the U.S. Roughly 96% of workers on Amazon Mechanical Turk, for example, log in from the U.S., according to data site MTurk Tracker.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The company’s site also tracked users’ responses to questions about their veteran status and dependents and logged the value of property that visitors currently own.
—Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Seven Jayhawks played 21 or more minutes (with Cole Aldrich logging four minutes) in KU’s 75-68 overtime victory over Calipari’s Memphis Tigers in the 2008 NCAA title game.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
No Heat lineup logged more than 200 minutes together this regular season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Between 2022 and 2023, according to the new data, the nearly 100 groundwater basins and sub-basins tracked by the state logged 8.7 million acre-feet of total additional water.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/log. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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log
1 of 3 noun
ˈlȯg 
ˈläg
1
: a large piece of a cut or fallen tree
especially
: a long piece of a tree trunk trimmed and ready for sawing
2
: a device for measuring the speed of a ship
3
a
: the daily record of a ship's speed and progress
b
: the full record of a ship's voyage or of an aircraft's flight
4
: a record of performance, events, or day-to-day activities
a computer log
log
2 of 3 verb
logged; logging
1
: to cut trees for lumber or to clear land of trees in lumbering
2
: to put details of or about in a log
3
a
: to move a distance or reach a speed as noted in a log
b
: to sail a ship or fly an aircraft for an indicated distance or time
the pilot logged thousands of miles and hundreds of hours
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