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track

/ˈtɹæk/noun, verb1 syllable

Track means: go after with the intent to catch.

Synonyms for track41

noun, as in a course over which races are run

racetrack, racecourse, raceway

noun, as in a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

rail, rails, runway

noun, as in a line or route along which something travels or moves

path, course

noun, as in evidence pointing to a possible solution

lead, trail

noun, as in an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

caterpillar track, caterpillar tread

noun, as in any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

cart track, cartroad

noun, as in a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

cut

noun, as in (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

data track

noun, as in the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

running

verb, as in go after with the intent to catch

chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after

verb, as in travel across or pass over

traverse, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across

also used for track

follow, find, locate, trace, track down, check out, figure, make sense, monitor

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does track mean?16

verb

1

go after with the intent to catch“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”

2

travel across or pass over“The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

3

carry on the feet and deposit“track mud into the house”

4

observe or plot the moving path of something“track a missile”

5

make tracks upon

noun

1

a course over which races are run

2

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

3

a line or route along which something travels or moves“the hurricane demolished houses in its path”

4

evidence pointing to a possible solution“the police are following a promising lead”

5

an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

6

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

7

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc“he played the first cut on the cd”

8

(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

9

the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

10

a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

11

a groove on a phonograph recording

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with track?32

two syllables

attack
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All 32 rhymes for track, grouped by syllable

Track in a sentence

  • She liked the backing track, even though she highkey cringed at the lyrics.kaiperkins271
  • Have you ever lost the track of time, while reading a book?Sleepyscreen
  • Socialism is beautiful in theory, but it doesn't have a great track record.DJ_Saidez
  • The next time we go on holiday, let's go somewhere off the beaten track.sundown
  • There's always a lot of shaking around this part of the track, huh?pip
  • If you're making a rich person mad, you're on the right track.DJ_Saidez
  • They only think about profit, they have a one-track mind!Nuel
  • The metro, trains and trams travel on tracks.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of track

as a noun

plural
tracks

as a verb

past tense
tracked
present participle
tracking
third-person singular
tracks
past participle
tracked