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?”
Track (noun)
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
“The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.”
Track (noun)
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
Track (noun)
A road or other similar beaten path.
“Follow the track for a hundred metres.”
Track (noun)
Physical course; way.
“Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.”
Track (noun)
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
“The athletes ran round the track.”
Track (noun)
The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
Track (noun)
The way or rails along which a train moves.
“They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.”
Track (noun)
A tract or area, such as of land.
Track (noun)
Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
Track (noun)
The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
Track (noun)
Short for caterpillar track.
Track (noun)
The pitch.
Track (noun)
Sound stored on a record.
Track (noun)
The physical track on a record.
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”.”
Track (noun)
A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
Track (noun)
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
“I’m going to try out for track next week.”
Track (noun)
A session talk on a conference.
Track (verb)
To continue observing over time.
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.”
Track (verb)
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
“Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid.”
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.”
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.”
Track (verb)
To follow the tracks of.
“My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.”
Track (verb)
To move.
“The hurricane tracked further west than expected.”
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.”
Track (verb)
To create a musical recording (a track).
“Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.””
Track (verb)
To leave in the form of tracks.
“In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.”
Tract (noun)
An area or expanse.
“an unexplored tract of sea”
Tract (noun)
A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
Tract (noun)
A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
Tract (noun)
A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
Tract (noun)
A commentator’s view or perspective on a subject.
Tract (noun)
Continued or protracted duration, length, extent
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.
Tract (noun)
Continuity or extension of anything.
“the tract of speech”
Tract (noun)
Traits; features; lineaments.
Tract (noun)
The footprint of a wild animal.
Tract (noun)
Track; trace.
Tract (noun)
Treatment; exposition.
Tract (verb)
To pursue, follow; to track.
Tract (verb)
To draw out; to protract.