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   track

   /trak/

   noun

   • 1. a rough path or 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: "the four running disciplines of track, road, country, and fell"
   • 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 them on my track" Similar coursepathlineorbitroutewaytrajectoryflight path
   • ▪ a course of action or line of thought: "in terms of social arrangements, you are not too far off the track"
   • 3. a continuous line of rails on a railway: "commuters had to leave trains to walk along the tracks" Similar raillinerailway linerailwaytramlinesmetal
   • ▪ a metal or plastic strip or rail along which a curtain or spotlight may be moved.
   • ▪ a strip on the mast, boom, or floor 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, 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: "the undercarriage was fully retractable inwards into the wing, with a 90 inch track"
   • 7. a group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught. US

   verb

   • 1. follow the trail or movements of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their course: "secondary radars that track the aircraft in flight"
   • ▪ note the progress or course of: "City have been tracking the striker since the summer"
   • ▪ 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.

   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 ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th century) from French traquer or directly from the noun.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › trackTrack 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)

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › trackTRACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a path made or beaten by or as if by the feet of people or animals; trail: to follow the track of a murderer. a line of travel or motion: the track of a bird. a course or route followed. a course of action, conduct, or procedure: on the right track to solve the problem. a path or course made or laid out for some particular purpose.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2.countable noun B1. A track is a piece of ground, often oval-shaped, that is used for races involving athletes, cars, bicycles, horses, or dogs called greyhounds. The two men turned to watch the horses going round the track. ...the athletics track.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › trackTrack - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of track. noun. a line or route along which something travels or moves. “the track of an animal” synonyms: course, path. see more. noun. any road or path affording passage especially a rough one. synonyms: cart track, cartroad. see more. noun. a course over which races are run. synonyms: racecourse, racetrack, raceway. see more. noun.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTRACK | 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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtrack noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtrack verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   track. verb. /træk/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. follow. [transitive, intransitive] to find somebody/something by following the marks, signs, information, etc., that they have left behind them. track somebody/something hunters tracking and shooting bears. They tracked the herd for miles.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › track_2track verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    track. verb. /træk/. Verb Forms. follow. [transitive, intransitive] track (somebody/something) to find someone or something by following the marks, signs, information, etc., that they have left behind them hunters tracking and shooting bears. Take your English to the next level.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › trackTrack Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    Britannica Dictionary definition of TRACK. 1. [count] : a mark left on the ground by a moving animal, person, or vehicle — usually plural. moose/tire tracks. Dinosaur tracks were found in the canyon. 2. [count] : a path or trail that is made by people or animals walking through a field, forest, etc. Follow the track into the forest. 3. [count]