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Meaning of 'track' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Track [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Track [ v. t.]
- To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.
- To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.

Meaning of 'track' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . track [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
Example in sentence:
  • he played the first cut on the cd;
  • the title track of the album
Meaning (2):
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
Example in sentence:
  • the course of the river;
  • the hurricane demolished houses in its path;
  • the track of an animal
Meaning (3):
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
Example in sentence:
  • the police are following a promising lead;
  • the trail led straight to the perpetrator
4 . track [ v]
Meaning (4):
- travel across or pass over
Example in sentence:
  • The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day
Meaning (5):
- go after with the intent to catch
Example in sentence:
  • the dog chased the rabbit;
  • The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
Meaning (6):
- observe or plot the moving path of something
Example in sentence:
  • track a missile
Meaning (7):
- carry on the feet and deposit
Example in sentence:
  • track mud into the house

Nearby Words:

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