1. (n.) A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills.

2. (n.) A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing or sawing.

3. (n.) An apparatus for measuring the rate of a ship's motion through the water.

4. (n.) Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.

5. (n.) A record and tabulated statement of the work done by an engine, as of a steamship, of the coal consumed, and of other items relating to the performance of machinery during a given time.

6. (n.) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.

7. (v. t.) To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the miles run.

8. (v. i.) To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs for timber; to get out logs.

9. (v. i.) To move to and fro; to rock.

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