track

Noun

1. A mark left by something that has passed along.
2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
3. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
4. A road or other similar beaten path.
5. Physical course; way.
6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
7. The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
8. The way or rails along which a train moves.
9. A tract or area, such as of land.
10. (slang) The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
11. Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
12. The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of caterpillar track.
14. The pitch.
15. Sound stored on a record.
16. The physical track on a record.
17. A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
18. A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
19. (uncountable) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
20. A themed set of talks within a conference.
21. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial) Clipping of trackshoe.
22. (Philippines) A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.

Verb

1. (transitive) To continue over time.
2. (transitive) To continue over time.
3. (transitive) To continue over time.
4. (intransitive, transitive) To continue over time.
5. (intransitive) To continue over time.
6. (transitive) To continue over time.
7. (transitive) To continue over time.
8. (intransitive) To continue over time.
9. (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
10. (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.
11. (transitive) To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks.
12. (intransitive, transitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
13. (intransitive, transitive) To create a musical recording (a track).
14. (colloquial, intransitive) To make sense; to be consistent with known information
15. To separate into educational tracks, each of which teaches to a different level of ability.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹæk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: trak

Cognate with Icelandic: traðk

Cognate with Faroese: traðk

Cognate with Norwegian: tråkke

Cognate with Dutch: trek

In summary

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

path

🛣️

trail

trace

road

🛣️

way

footprint

👣

follow

route

course

spoor

rail

mark

pathway

runway

line

print

pursue

lane

footstep

chase

passage

rut

dog

🐕

run

street

vestige

roadway

go after

tail

chase after

trajectory

rails

caterpillar tread

orbit

clue

imprint

shadow

railway

tracks

gauge

racecourse

sign

tag

caterpillar track

cross

cover

slot

behave

pass over

pug

Sentences

It was preceded by a single for the track " Side Streets ".

He practices road cycling and track cycling .

Gabriel believed Weller's intense guitar style was ideal for the track .

Iowa only participated in football and outdoor men's track and field .

The track listings for the British and American editions vary .

Currie attended Clemson University and was a letterman in football and track .