track

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: trăk, IPA: /træk/, SAMPA: /tr{k/
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• Rhymes: -æk

[edit] Etymology

(noun) From Old French trac (French: traque), from a Germanic source akin to Old Norse traðk "trodden place, track" (norw. trakke "to trample"), Dutch: trek, Middle Low German: treck.

[edit] Noun

track (plural tracks)

1. 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.
2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
3. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
4. A road; a beaten path.
5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
7. The permanent way; the rails.
8. A tract or area, as of land.
9. (automotive) The distance between the centerlines of two tires, measured where the tires contact the surface of the road (also track width)
10. (cricket) The pitch.
11. Sound stored on a record.
12. The physical track on a record.
13. Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
14. (uncountable) (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (mark left by something that has passed along): trace, trail, wake
• (mark or impression left by the foot): footprint
• (entire lower surface of the foot):
• (road; beaten path): path, road, way
• (course): course, path, trajectory, way
• (path or course laid out for a race, etc): course, racetrack
• (the permanent way): rails, railway, train tracks, tracks
• (tract or area): area, parcel, region, tract
• (distance between the centerlines of two tires): track width
• (cricket: the pitch): ground, pitch
• (sound stored on a record): recording
• (physical track on a record): groove
• (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk):
• (track and field): athletics, track and field

[edit] Derived terms

8-track album track beaten track fast track half-track half-tracker lose track mid-track mommy track off the beaten track on the right track on track

one-track mind railroad track railway track title track track and field trackball track-mounted trackpad track record track spike track width train track tram track

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[edit] See also

• path
• trail

[edit] Verb

to track (third-person singular simple present tracks, present participle tracking, simple past and past participle tracked)

1. (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
2. (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
3. (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down).
4. (transitive) To follow the tracks of.

   My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.

[edit] Synonyms

• (observe the state of an object over time): monitor
• (monitor the movement of a person or object): follow
• (discover the location of a person or object): find, locate, trace, track down

[edit] Derived terms

• track down

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