"log" meaning in English

See log in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɒɡ/ [UK], /lɔɡ/ [US], /lɑɡ/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-log.ogg [US] Forms: log [singular], logs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A log is a piece of wood that is long and round that has been cut off a tree.
    Sense id: simple-log-en-noun-8z9cimrP
  2. A log is a place where people or computer programs write things when they happen, and they write the date (and maybe the time) every time they write something.
    Sense id: simple-log-en-noun-w2BEMopW
  3. In mathematics, a log is a logarithm.
    Sense id: simple-log-en-noun-j6eQT8zz Categories (other): Mathematics

Verb

IPA: /lɒɡ/ [UK], /lɔɡ/ [US], /lɑɡ/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-log.ogg [US] Forms: log [canonical], logs [third-person, singular], logged [past], logged [past, participle], logging [present, participle]
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  1. When people log a forest, they cut down the trees to make logs.
    Sense id: simple-log-en-verb-Ii~VOaOK
  2. When someone logs something, they write it in a log book.
    Sense id: simple-log-en-verb-SC6AsaYL
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