English dictionary
track
nounPronunciation
/tɹæk/
/tɹæk/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A mark left by something that has passed along.
- A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
- The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
- A road or other similar beaten path.
- Physical course; way.
- A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
- The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
- The way or rails along which a train moves.
- A tract or area, such as of land.
- The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
- Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
- The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
- 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.
- A 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 continue over time.
- To follow the tracks of.
- To make tracks on.
- To create a musical recording (a track).
- To make sense; to be consistent with known information
Example sentences
Can you see any tracks in the snow?
The fox tracks were still visible in the snow.
Follow the track for a hundred metres.
Astronomers predicted the track of the comet.
The athletes ran round the track.
They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track.
My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine".
I'm going to try out for track next week.
My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud.
Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week.