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track

/ track /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

Type of:

track and field

Has parts:

track meet

Derived:

race run

verb Sense 2

carry on the feet and deposit

"track mud into the house"

Type of:

bring in introduce

Derived:

path course

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

make tracks upon

Type of:

make create

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 4

observe or plot the moving path of something

"track a missile"

Type of:

observe

Derived:

path course

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 5

an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

Type of:

belt

Kinds of:

half track

Has parts:

tracked vehicle

noun Sense 6

(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

Type of:

path route itinerary

Domain:

computer science computing

noun Sense 7

a groove on a phonograph recording

Type of:

groove channel

noun Sense 8

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

Type of:

road route

Kinds of:

portage trail

noun Sense 9

a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll

Type of:

bar

Kinds of:

third rail

Has parts:

railroad track railroad railway

Derived:

rail train

noun Sense 10

a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

Type of:

artifact artefact

Kinds of:

railroad track railroad railway tramline tramway

noun Sense 11

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

"he played the first cut on the cd"

"the title track of the album"

Type of:

excerpt extract selection

noun Sense 12

a line or route along which something travels or moves

"the hurricane demolished houses in its path"

"the track of an animal"

"the course of the river"

Type of:

line

Kinds of:

collision course inside track round steps swath

Derived:

course traverse cover cross pass over

verb Sense 13

travel across or pass over

"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

Type of:

pass go through go across

Kinds of:

tramp stride walk crisscross ford

Derived:

crossing crosswalk crossover path course

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 14

evidence pointing to a possible solution

"the police are following a promising lead"

"the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

Type of:

evidence grounds

Derived:

chase chase after trail tail tag

noun Sense 15

a course over which races are run

Type of:

course

Kinds of:

cinder track dirt track racing circuit circuit speedway

verb Sense 16

go after with the intent to catch

"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"

"the dog chased the rabbit"

Type of:

pursue follow

Kinds of:

quest hound hunt trace run down

Derived:

lead trail tracker trailing tracking

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track and field bring in introduce make create observe belt half track path route itinerary groove