track

1. 1

   A mark left by something that has passed along.

   • Follow the track of the ship.
   • Can you see any tracks in the snow?
2. 2

   A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.

   • The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
3. 3

   The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.

4. 4

   A road or other similar beaten path.

   • Follow the track for a hundred metres.
5. 5

   Physical course; way.

   • Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
6. 6

   A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.

   • The athletes ran round the track.
   • The going is good on the track.
7. 7

   The direction and progress of someone or something; path.

   • You cannot simply “get” your child back on track; you and others can only help your child with that task.
   • My track record was enough proof that I couldn't use women for medicinal purposes, and even my attempts at casual relationships were not adequate enough to even temporarily release the poisons inside me.
8. 8

   The way or rails along which a train moves.

   • They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
9. 9

   A tract or area, such as of land.

10. 10

    The street, as a prostitute's place of work.slang

    • A real pimp is a gentleman, but these are pimps in gorilla suits. They hang around pimps, they have hoes on the track working for them, they may even look like pimps, but they are straight simps.
    • After putting Tonya Down on the track, we headed to this club called the Players Club.

1. 1

   To continue over time.; To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.transitive

   • We will track the raven population over the next six months.
2. 2

   To continue over time.; To monitor the movement of a person or object.transitive

   • Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.
3. 3

   To continue over time.; To match the movement or change of a person or object.transitive

   • My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.
4. 4

   To continue over time.; To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.intransitivetransitive

   • The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.
5. 5

   To continue over time.; To move.intransitive

   • The hurricane tracked further west than expected.
6. 6

   To continue over time.; To traverse; to move across.transitive

   • I've swept o'er the mountain, the forest and fell, / I've played on the rock where the wild chamois dwell; / I have tracked the desert so dreary and rude, / Through the pathless depths of its solitude; […]
7. 7

   To continue over time.; To tow.transitive

8. 8

   To continue over time.; To exhibit good cognitive function.intransitive

   • Is the patient tracking? Does he know where he is?
   • My mother in the past couple of days has started to really get confused and lose her train of thought easily.... She isn't tracking very well.
9. 9

   To follow the tracks of.transitive

   • My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
10. 10

    To discover the location of a person or object by following traces.transitive

    • I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night.
    • "She could be at any hospital...she could be ill. It's not clear whether she has fled," he told reporters. "Yingluck has many homes and many cars. It is difficult to track her."

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