Track
Contents
English
Noun
Track (plural Tracks)- 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.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- A road; a beaten path.
- Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The permanent way; the rails.
- A tract or area, as of land.
- (automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
- (cricket) The pitch.
- Sound stored on a record.
- The physical track on a record.
- Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
- (uncountable) (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
- I'm going to try out for track next week.
Synonyms
- (mark left by something that has passed along): trace, trail, wake
- (mark or impression left by the foot): footprint
- (entire lower surface of the foot):
- (road; beaten path): path, road, way
- (course): course, path, trajectory, way
- (path or course laid out for a race, etc): course, racetrack
- (the permanent way): rails, railway, train tracks, tracks
- (tract or area): area, parcel, region, tract
- (distance between two opposite wheels): track width
- (cricket: the pitch): ground, pitch
- (sound stored on a record): recording
- (physical track on a record): groove
- (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk):
- (track and field): athletics, track and field
Derived terms
Related terms
- (distance between two opposite wheels): wheelbase : the distance between the front and rear axles of a vehicle.
Verb
Track (third-person singular simple present Tracks, present participle Tracking, simple past and past participle Tracked)
- (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
- (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
- (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down).
- (transitive) To follow the tracks of.
- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
Synonyms
- (observe the state of an object over time): monitor
- (monitor the movement of a person or object): follow
- (discover the location of a person or object): find, locate, trace, track down
Derived terms
Adjectives for Track
steep; indelible; foamy; beaten; zigzag; ant; well-chosen; sorrowless; myriad (pi); luminous; resplendent; untraveled; vengeful; receding; shining; adjacent; unending; thirsty; glistening; cloud-swept; solar; suitable; grooved.
Verbs for Track
blot out—; careen down—; clear—; deduce from—; efface—; eradicate—; erase—; espy —; expunge—; follow in—; jump—; obliterate—; steal across—; stumble upon—; trace—; uncover—; —s afford; —s bear evidence; —s betoken; —s blaze; —s denote; —enables; —ensnares; —s indicate; —s record; —s reveal.
Thesaurus
L, Rugby, a reckoning of, account of, acrobatics, afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterimage, aftermath, aftertaste, agonistics, aim, air lane, alameda, alley, apprehend, archery ground, artery, association football, athletic field, athletics, attend, automobile racing, avenue, azimuth, backwash, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, bathing, bearing, beat, beaten path, beaten track, bent, berm, bicycle path, billiard parlor, birthmark, blackhead, bleb, blemish, blister, boardwalk, boulevard, bowling alley, bowling green, branch, bridle path, broad hint, bulla, bureaucracy, bureaucratism, cable railway, capture, catch, catwalk, chase, check, check of, chinoiserie, cicatrix, circuit, class, clue, cog railway, come after, comedo, condensation trail, contrail, count of, course, court, cover, crack, crater, craze, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, cue, current, daily grind, defacement, defect, deformation, deformity, diamond, direction, direction line, disfiguration, disfigurement, displace, distortion, do, dog, dog racing, drag, drift, drive, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, emanate, embankment, ensue, esplanade, fairway, falcon, fastwalk, fault, feeder, feeder line, ferret out, field, find, flaw, flight path, flush, follow, follow a clue, follow after, follow the hounds, follow up, foot pavement, football field, footpath, footprints, footstep, footway, forget, form, fowl, freckle, garden path, gentle hint, gesture, glaciarium, glimmer, glimmering, go after, go hunting, golf course, golf links, grade, gravity-operated railway, gridiron, grind, groove, gun, gym, gymnasium, gymnastics, hawk, heading, helmsmanship, hemangioma, hickey, highway, hiking trail, hint, horse racing, horse railway, hound, hunt, hunt down, ice rink, implication, impress, imprint, inclination, index, indication, infield, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, issue, itinerary, jack, jacklight, jog trot, junction, keep track of, keep up on, keep up with, keloid, kick, kink, lay, lentigo, lie, light railroad, line, line of direction, line of march, links, look, lose, lose sight of, lose track of, main line, mall, mark, measure, metro, milium, mislay, misplace, mole, monitor, monorail, natation, navigation, needle scar, nevus, nod, nose, nose out, nudge, orbit, orientation, outfield, oval, overpass, oversee, overtake, palaestra, parade, pass over, pass through, path, pathway, patrol, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, piloting, pimple, piste, pit, playground, playing field, playroom, ply, pock, pockmark, point, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, port-wine mark, port-wine stain, prado, primrose path, print, prints, promenade, prompt, prowl after, public walk, pursue, pustule, putting green, quarter, racecourse, racing, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, racket court, rail, rail line, railroad, rails, railway, range, range over, reconnoiter, record, red tape, red-tapeism, replace, result, ride to hounds, rift, rink, road, roadbed, roadway, round, route, routine, rugger, run, run down, run to earth, runway, rut, scab, scar, scent, scour, scour the country, scout, scratch, sea lane, sebaceous cyst, seek out, set, shadow, shikar, shoot, shortcut, sidetrack, sidewalk, siding, sign, signal, signs, skating rink, slot, smell out, sniff out, soccer, soccer field, split, spoor, sport, sports, squash court, squirrel cage, stalk, start, steerage, steering, step, still-hunt, strawberry mark, street, street railway, streetcar line, stretch, sty, subway, succeed, suggestion, supervene, supervise, suspicion, sweep, swimming, switchback, symptom, tabs of, tail, tally of, telltale, tendency, tennis court, tenor, terminal, terminus, the turf, thoroughfare, tour, towing path, towpath, trace, trace down, traces, track, track and field, track down, track of, track sports, tract, trade route, trail, traject, trajectory, trajet, tram, tramline, transit, travel over, travel through, traverse, tread, treadmill, trend, trestle, trolley line, trottoir, trunk, trunk line, tube, tumbling, turf, turnout, twist, underground, vapor trail, verruca, vesicle, vestige, voyage, wake, wale, walk, walkway, warp, wart, wash, watch, way, weal, well-worn groove, welt, wen, whisper, whitehead, wink
Pronunciation
Etymology
(noun) From Old French trac (French: traque), from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk "trodden place, track" (norw. trakke "to trample"), Dutch: trek, Middle Low German: treck.
Translations
Noun
|
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked.
|
