track meaning and definition

TRACK noun

Definition of track (noun)

1. a line or route along which something travels or moves
   • "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
   • synonyms: course, path
2. evidence pointing to a possible solution
   • "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
   • synonyms: lead, trail
3. a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
4. a course over which races are run
   • synonyms: racecourse, racetrack, raceway
5. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
   • "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
   • synonyms: cut
6. an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
   • synonyms: caterpillar track, caterpillar tread
7. (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
   • synonyms: data track
8. a groove on a phonograph recording
9. a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
   • synonyms: rail, rails, runway
10. any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
    • synonyms: cart track, cartroad
11. the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
    • synonyms: running

TRACK verb

Definition of track (verb)

1. carry on the feet and deposit
   • "track mud into the house"
2. observe or plot the moving path of something
   • "track a missile"
3. go after with the intent to catch
   • "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
   • synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, trail
4. travel across or pass over
   • "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
   • synonyms: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, traverse
5. make tracks upon