The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LOGS
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What does LOGS mean?
LOGS noun- The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches.
- Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc.
- A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree.
- Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder.
- A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water.
- A blockhead; a very stupid person.
- A heavy longboard.
- A rolled cake with filling.
- A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.
- A piece of feces.
- A penis.
- To cut trees into logs.
- To cut down (trees).
- To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood.
- A logbook, or journal of a vessel (or aircraft)'s progress
- A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.
- Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file.
- To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook.
- To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook
- To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by chip log.
- To move to and fro; to rock.
- A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 1/3 liter).
- Logarithm.
- A difference of one in the logarithm, usually in base 10.