extract vs log

extract

noun
  • Something that is extracted or drawn out. 

  • A decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic virtue 

  • Ancestry; descent. 

  • A draft or copy of writing; a certified copy of the proceedings in an action and the judgment therein, with an order for execution. 

  • Any substance extracted is such a way, and characteristic of that from which it is obtained 

  • A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant (distinguished from an abstract). 

  • A portion of a book or document, incorporated distinctly in another work; a citation; a quotation. 

verb
  • To select parts of a whole 

  • To determine (a root of a number). 

  • To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as a passage from a book. 

  • To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc. 

  • To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other mechanical or chemical process. Compare abstract (transitive verb). 

log

noun
  • Anything shaped like a log; a cylinder. 

  • A difference of one in the logarithm, usually in base 10; an order of magnitude. 

  • Any bulky piece as cut from the above, used as timber, fuel etc. 

  • The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches. 

  • A logbook, or journal of a vessel's (or aircraft's) progress. 

  • A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc. 

  • Specifically, an append-only sequence of records written to file. 

  • A blockhead; a very stupid person. 

  • Synonym of logarithm. 

  • A Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about ¹⁄₃ liter). 

  • A rolled cake with filling. 

  • A unit of length equivalent to 16 feet, used for measuring timber, especially the trunk of a tree. 

  • A piece of feces. 

  • A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. 

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

  • A heavy longboard. 

  • A penis. 

verb
  • To cut trees into logs. 

  • To make, to add an entry (or more) in a log or logbook. 

  • To travel (a distance) as shown in a logbook. 

  • To cut down (trees). 

  • To travel at a specified speed, as ascertained by a chip log. 

  • To cut down trees in an area, harvesting and transporting the logs as wood. 

How often have the words extract and log occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )