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Track (noun)
A mark left by something that has passed along.
“Follow the track of the ship.”
“Can you see any tracks in the snow?”
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Track (noun)
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
“The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.”
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Track (noun)
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
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Track (noun)
A road or other similar beaten path.
“Follow the track for a hundred metres.”
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Track (noun)
Physical course; way.
“Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.”
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Track (noun)
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
“The athletes ran round the track.”
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Track (noun)
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
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Track (noun)
The way or rails along which a train moves.
“They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.”
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Track (noun)
A tract or area, such as of land.
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Track (noun)
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
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Track (noun)
The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
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Track (noun)
Short for caterpillar track.
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Track (noun)
The pitch.
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Track (noun)
Sound stored on a record.
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Track (noun)
The physical track on a record.
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Track (noun)
A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
“My favourite track on the album is “Sunshine”.”
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Track (noun)
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
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Track (noun)
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
“I’m going to try out for track next week.”
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Track (noun)
A session talk on a conference.
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Track (verb)
To continue observing over time.
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Track (verb)
To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.
“We will track the raven population over the next six months.”
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Track (verb)
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
“Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.”
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Track (verb)
To match the movement or change of a person or object.
“My height tracks my father’s at my age, so I might end up as tall as him.”
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Track (verb)
To travel so that a moving object remains in shot.
“The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time.”
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Track (verb)
To follow the tracks of.
“My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.”
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Track (verb)
To move.
“The hurricane tracked further west than expected.”
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Track (verb)
To discover the location of a person or object.
“I tracked Joe to his friend’s bedroom, where he had spent the night.”
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Track (verb)
To create a musical recording (a track).
“Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.””
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Track (verb)
To leave in the form of tracks.
“In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.”
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Tract (noun)
An area or expanse.
“an unexplored tract of sea”
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Tract (noun)
A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
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Tract (noun)
A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
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Tract (noun)
A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
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Tract (noun)
A commentator’s view or perspective on a subject.
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Tract (noun)
Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
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Tract (noun)
Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used instead of the alleluia during Lenten or pre-Lenten seasons, in a Requiem Mass, and on a few other penitential occasions.
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Tract (noun)
Continuity or extension of anything.
“the tract of speech”
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Tract (noun)
Traits; features; lineaments.
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Tract (noun)
The footprint of a wild animal.
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Tract (noun)
Track; trace.
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Tract (noun)
Treatment; exposition.
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Tract (verb)
To pursue, follow; to track.
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Tract (verb)
To draw out; to protract.