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track
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- pronunciation:
- traek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Tracks are marks left on the ground by people or animals, or the wheels of machines.
We saw a rabbit's tracks in the snow. They were much smaller than our dog's tracks.The police were interested in the tire tracks in the mud.
- synonyms:
- trail
- similar words:
- footprints, path, trace
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| definition 2: |
A track is a pair of long metal bars that the wheels of a train run on.
There is a train track that goes through our town, but no trains go on it anymore. People walk along it for hikes sometimes.
- synonyms:
- rails
- similar words:
- railroad
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| definition 3: |
A track is a path used for running or racing in sports competitions, or a place to test vehicles to see how fast they can go or how well they perform.
We watched my sister race around the track at her high school.
- similar words:
- course, oval
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| definition 4: |
"Track" is a short way of saying "track and field." Track and field is a set of sports events that take place on or near a track used for running. Track and field events include running in races, jumping over a high bar, and throwing certain special things.
My older brother likes playing basketball, but he does better in track. |
| related words: |
lane, way |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tracks, tracking, tracked |
| definition 1: |
When people track an animal, they follow the footprints or other signs of the animal.
The scientists tracked the tiger after they let it go back into the jungle.The wolf tracked its prey through the woods.- synonyms:
- trace, trail
- similar words:
- chase, course, follow, hunt, pursue, search out, tail
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| definition 2: |
When you track something, you watch it closely as it moves or changes. You usually make notes about the movements or changes that you see.
People who study the weather track the speed and direction of winds.Teachers track the progress that their students make during the school year.- synonyms:
- monitor
- similar words:
- check, observe, watch
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| definition 3: |
When you track mud on the floor, you make a trail of mud on the floor with your feet.
The dog tracked mud on the carpet.- similar words:
- deposit
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| related words: |
seek |
| derivations: |
trackable (adj.), tracker (n.) |
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