track

Plural: tracks

Noun

a line or route along which something travels or moves
- "the track of an animal"
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
a course over which races are run
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- "the title track of the album"
an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
a groove on a phonograph recording
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
A mark left by something that has passed along.
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
A road or other similar beaten path.
Physical course; way.
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
The way or rails along which a train moves.
A tract or area, such as of land.
The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
Ellipsis of caterpillar track.
The pitch.
Sound stored on a record.
The physical track on a record.
A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
A themed set of talks within a conference.
Clipping of trackshoe.
A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.

Verb

Verb Forms: tracked, tracking, tracks

To follow the path or trail of someone or something.
carry on the feet and deposit
- "track mud into the house"
observe or plot the moving path of something
- "track a missile"
go after with the intent to catch
travel across or pass over
make tracks upon
To continue over time.
To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
To continue over time.
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
To continue over time.
To match the movement or change of a person or object.
To continue over time.
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
To continue over time.
To move.
To continue over time.
To traverse; to move across.
To continue over time.
To tow.
To continue over time.
To exhibit good cognitive function.
To follow the tracks of.
To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
To create a musical recording (a track).
To create a musical recording (a track).
To create music using tracker software.
To make sense; to be consistent with known information
To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.

Examples

Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
Can you see any tracks in the snow?
Follow the track for a hundred metres.
Follow the track of the ship.
I tried to TRACK my opponent’s strategy by observing their tile choices.
I'm going to try out for track next week.
In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
The athletes ran round the track.
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft; feature; trait; groove; expedition”)), German Low German Treck (“a draught; movement; passage; flow”). See tread, trek.

Synonyms

cart track, cartroad, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread, chase, chase after, course, cover, cross, cut, cut across, cut through, data track, dog, get across, get over, give chase, go after, lead, pass over, path, racecourse, racetrack, raceway, rail, rails, running, runway, tag, tail, trail, traverse, area, athletics, check out, find, follow, footprint, groove, ground, impression, locate, make sense, monitor, parcel, pitch, railway, recording, region, road, trace, track and field, track down, track width, tracks, tract, train tracks, trajectory, wake, way

Scrabble Score: 11

track: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
track: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
track: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

track: valid Words With Friends Word