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Track Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Track? [n] the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track [n] a course over which races are run [n] any road or path affording passage especially a rough one [n] a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll [n] a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels [n] a groove on a phonograph recording [n] (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data [n] an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground [n] evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" [n] 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" [n] 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" [v] make tracks upon [v] travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [v] go after with the intent to catch [v] carry (as mud) on the feet and deposit [v] observe or plot the moving path of something (e.g., a target or missile) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Track: 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 \| go after \| lead \| pass over \| path \| racecourse \| racetrack \| raceway \| rail \| rails \| running \| tag \| tail \| trail \| trail \| traverse Related Terms \| Find terms related to Track: See Also \| artefact \| artifact \| bar \| belt \| belt \| bridge \| bring in \| channel \| chase away \| cinder track \| circuit \| collision course \| course \| create \| crisscross \| dirt track \| dispel \| drive \| drive away \| drive off \| drive out \| evidence \| excerpt \| extract \| follow \| ford \| go across \| go through \| groove \| grounds \| half track \| hop \| hound \| hunt \| inside track \| inside track \| introduce \| itinerary \| jaywalk \| line \| make \| observe \| pass \| path \| portage \| pursue \| quest \| racing circuit \| railroad \| railroad track \| railway \| road \| round \| route \| run down \| run off \| selection \| speedway \| steps \| streetcar track \| stretch \| stride \| swath \| tag along \| take \| third rail \| trace \| track and field \| track meet \| tracked vehicle \| trail \| trail \| tramline \| tramp \| tramway \| turn back \| walk Track In Webster's Dictionary \Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.] 1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel. The bright track of his fiery car. --Shak. 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint. Far from track of men. --Milton. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of birds, etc. 4. A road; a beaten path. Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden. 5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet. 6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. 7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails. 8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of land. [Obs.] ``Small tracks of ground.'' --Fuller. {Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}. \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tracking}.] To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow. It was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses. --Macaulay. 2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.

Track Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Track?

[n] the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
[n] a course over which races are run
[n] any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
[n] a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
[n] a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
[n] a groove on a phonograph recording
[n] (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
[n] an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
[n] evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
[n] 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"
[n] 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"
[v] make tracks upon
[v] travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
[v] go after with the intent to catch
[v] carry (as mud) on the feet and deposit
[v] observe or plot the moving path of something (e.g., a target or missile)

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Track In Webster's Dictionary

\Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of
animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to
draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.]
1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the
   track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the
   track of a sled or a wheel.

         The bright track of his fiery car.    --Shak.

2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or
   beast; trace; vestige; footprint.

         Far from track of men.                --Milton.

3. (Zo["o]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said
   of birds, etc.

4. A road; a beaten path.

         Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden.

5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.

6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.

8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of
   land. [Obs.] ``Small tracks of ground.'' --Fuller.

{Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}.


\Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{tracking}.]
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the
marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in
the snow.

      It was often found impossible to track the robbers to
      their retreats among the hills and morasses.
                                               --Macaulay.

2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a
   line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to
   tow.

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