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
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The new page features a log of their latest endeavors and projects, biographies and links to their Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions hub.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Throughout the day, the communications and logs show, police officers and fire officials had no idea if the lines were de-energized or not.
—Brianna Sacks and Anumita Kaur The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Apr. 2024
The eye-catching living area has vaulted ceilings that show off the logs brought in from Montana and Wisconsin, while a wood-burning stove keeps the winter cold away.
—The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
In Los Angeles, a log of assaults on bus and rail operators, regularly presented to the Metro board, details some of the abuse bus drivers endure.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The suspect faces charges of false imprisonment, possessing narcotics, possessing drugs while armed, carrying a loaded handgun, illegally having an firearm and evading police officers, according to booking logs.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Microsoft finally agreed to do so last July—eight days after announcing yet another major hack, this one discovered by an agency paying for log data.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Salamander Gander, 10 a.m. at Indiana Dunes State Park: Meet at the park’s nature center to check out salamanders, then head out on a short walk to roll some logs and look for the amphibians in the wild.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Natalie Schriefer, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Customers could pass the time by playing video games or earn money by logging in daily to browse the app.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Other places across the state also logged a high number of undervotes and votes for candidates other than Biden.
—Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
To order the fries, just log in to the Wendy’s app (or place an order via the company’s Website).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The hours were logged for a wide variety of activities that happened outside Fulton’s standard 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekday schedule, including during evenings and weekends.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
China logged more than 15,000 cases in January of this year, a 15-fold increase over the same time period last year.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Protecting the rain forest is one of the best ways that humans can avert a climate catastrophe: its slow-growth trees can either sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide or, if logged, spew the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
—Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Wacha issued a pair of walks but still logged another quality start — the 12th for the Royals this season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
Noun
One occurred just before 11:30 p.m. on March 30, the night before the heist, and was later deemed a false alarm, according to the LA Times, citing a police log first reported by TMZ.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
The new page features a log of their latest endeavors and projects, biographies and links to their Archewell Foundation and Archewell Productions hub.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Throughout the day, the communications and logs show, police officers and fire officials had no idea if the lines were de-energized or not.
—Brianna Sacks and Anumita Kaur The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 21 Apr. 2024
The eye-catching living area has vaulted ceilings that show off the logs brought in from Montana and Wisconsin, while a wood-burning stove keeps the winter cold away.
—The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024
In Los Angeles, a log of assaults on bus and rail operators, regularly presented to the Metro board, details some of the abuse bus drivers endure.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The suspect faces charges of false imprisonment, possessing narcotics, possessing drugs while armed, carrying a loaded handgun, illegally having an firearm and evading police officers, according to booking logs.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024
Microsoft finally agreed to do so last July—eight days after announcing yet another major hack, this one discovered by an agency paying for log data.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
Salamander Gander, 10 a.m. at Indiana Dunes State Park: Meet at the park’s nature center to check out salamanders, then head out on a short walk to roll some logs and look for the amphibians in the wild.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
Don’t reuse passwords, and set up multifactor authentication to ensure that you’re notified if someone tries to log in to your account.
—Natalie Schriefer, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2024
Customers could pass the time by playing video games or earn money by logging in daily to browse the app.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Other places across the state also logged a high number of undervotes and votes for candidates other than Biden.
—Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
To order the fries, just log in to the Wendy’s app (or place an order via the company’s Website).
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024
The hours were logged for a wide variety of activities that happened outside Fulton’s standard 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. weekday schedule, including during evenings and weekends.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
China logged more than 15,000 cases in January of this year, a 15-fold increase over the same time period last year.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Protecting the rain forest is one of the best ways that humans can avert a climate catastrophe: its slow-growth trees can either sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide or, if logged, spew the greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
—Allison Keeley, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Wacha issued a pair of walks but still logged another quality start — the 12th for the Royals this season.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 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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