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   Track

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   noun

   • 1. a rough path or minor road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed: "follow the track to the farm" Similar pathpathwayfootpathlanetrailroutewaycourse
   • ▪ a prepared course or circuit for athletes, horses, motor vehicles, bicycles, or dogs to race on: "a Formula One Grand Prix track" Similar courseracecourserunning trackracetrackspeedwayvelodromepistecircuit
   • ▪ the sport of running on a track.
   • 2. a mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing: "he followed the tracks made by the cars in the snow" Similar tracesmarksimpressionsprintsimprintsfootprintsfootmarksfootstepstrailspoorscentwakeslipstream
   • ▪ the course or route followed by someone or something (used especially in talking about their pursuit by others): "I didn't want the Russians on my track" Similar coursepathlineorbitroutewaytrajectoryflight path
   • ▪ a course of action; a way of proceeding: "defense budgeting and procurement do not move along different tracks from defense policy as a whole"
   • 3. a continuous line of rails on a railroad: "commuters had to leave trains to walk along the tracks" Similar raillinerailroad linerailroadtramlinesmetal
   • ▪ a metal or plastic strip or rail from which a curtain or spotlight may be hung or fitted.
   • ▪ a strip on the mast, boom, or deck of a yacht along which a slide attached to a sail can be moved, used to adjust the position of the sail.
   • 4. a recording of one song or piece of music: "the CD contains early Elvis Presley tracks" Similar songrecordingnumberpiece
   • ▪ a lengthwise strip of magnetic tape containing one sequence of signals.
   • ▪ the soundtrack of a film or video.
   • 5. a continuous articulated metal band around the wheels of a heavy vehicle such as a tank or bulldozer, intended to facilitate movement over rough or soft ground.
   • ▪ a continuous line of copper or other conductive material on a printed circuit board, used to connect parts of a circuit: "extremely thin tracks are not able to withstand much heat when soldering"
   • 6. the transverse distance between a vehicle's wheels.
   • 7. a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught. US

   verb

   • 1. follow the course or trail of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their location at various points: "secondary radars that track the aircraft in flight"
   • ▪ follow and note the course or progress of: "they are tracking the girth and evolution of stars"
   • ▪ follow a particular course: "the storm was tracking across the ground at 30 mph"
   • ▪ (of a stylus) follow (a groove in a record): "the pickup's stylus must faithfully track undulations"
   • ▪ (of a film or television camera) move in relation to the subject being filmed: "the camera eventually tracked away"
   • 2. (of wheels) run so that the back ones are exactly in the track of the front ones.
   • 3. (of a tunable circuit or component) vary in frequency in the same way as another circuit or component, so that the frequency difference between them remains constant.
   • 4. assign (a student) to a course of study according to ability. US

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draft, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th century) from French traquer or directly from the noun.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › trackTRACK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TRACK definition: 1. a narrow path or road: 2. the long metal lines that a train travels along: 3. a path, often…. Learn more.

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   Check pronunciation: track. Definition of track verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › tracktrack | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to continue to know what is happening to someone or something: He changes jobs so often - I find it hard to keep track of what he's doing. lose track. B2. to not know what is happening to someone or something any more: I've lost track of how much we've spent. on track. making progress and likely to succeed:

6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › tracktrack - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   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”). S...

   Pronunciation

   1. enPR: trăk, IPA(key): /tɹæk/ 2. Rhymes: -æk

   Noun

   track (plural tracks) 1. A mark left by something that has passed along. 1.1. Synonyms: trace, trail, wake 1.2. Follow the trackof the ship. 1.3. Can you see any tracksin the snow? 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. 2.1. Synonyms: footprint, impression 2.2. The fox trackswere still visible in the snow. 3. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. 4. A road or other similar beaten path. 4.1. Synonyms: path, road, way 4.2. Follow the trackfor a hu...

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   Noun

   track m (plural tracks) 1. (Quebec) track (path) 2. (Quebec) track (railway)

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   Etymology

   Unadapted borrowing from English track.

   Pronunciation

   1. IPA(key): /ˈtɾak/ [ˈt̪ɾak] 2. Rhymes: -ak 3. Syllabification: track

   Noun

   track m (plural tracks) 1. (sports) track

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7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tracksTracks Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : a footprint whether recent or fossil. the huge track of a dinosaur. 2. a. : detectable evidence (such as the wake of a ship, a line of footprints, or a wheel rut) that something has passed. b. : a path made by or as if by repeated footfalls : trail. c. : a course laid out especially for racing. d. : the parallel rails of a railroad. e (1)

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   features: Word Combinations ( noun, verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. dog, foot, hunt, sport, vehicle. The meaning of track. Definition of track. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.