Definition of "track"
- noun
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.
The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width).
Short for caterpillar track.
The pitch.
Sound stored on a record.
The physical track on a record.
A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
A session talk on a conference.
- verb
To observe the (measured) state of an object over time.
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down).
To follow the tracks of.
To leave in the form of tracks.
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