track

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a line or route along which something travels or moves

- the track of an animal

Similar word(s): course, path

Definition categories: object, line

2. evidence pointing to a possible solution

Similar word(s): lead, trail

Definition categories: thought, evidence, grounds

3. a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact

4. a course over which races are run

Similar word(s): racecourse, racetrack, raceway

Definition categories: man–made, course

5. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

- the title track of the album

Similar word(s): cut

Definition categories: communication, excerpt, excerption, extract, selection

6. an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

Definition categories: man–made, belt

7. (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

Definition categories: man–made, itinerary, path, route

8. a groove on a phonograph recording

Definition categories: man–made, channel, groove

9. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

Similar word(s): rail, rails, runway

Definition categories: man–made, bar

10. any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

Definition categories: man–made, road, route

11. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

Similar word(s): running

Definition categories: act

Sentences with track as a noun:

- I'm going to try out for track next week.

verb

1. carry on the feet and deposit

- track mud into the house

Definition categories: motion, introduce

2. observe or plot the moving path of something

- track a missile

Definition categories: perception, observe

3. go after with the intent to catch

Similar word(s): chase, dog, tag, tail, trail

Definition categories: motion, follow, pursue

4. travel across or pass over

Similar word(s): cover, cross, traverse

Definition categories: motion, pass

5. make tracks upon

Definition categories: creation, create, make

Sentences with track as a verb:

- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.

- In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.

- The hurricane tracked further west than expected.