
track
n 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" [syn: {path}, {course}]
2: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are
following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to
the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {trail}]
3: a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
4: a course over which races are run [syn: {racetrack}, {racecourse},
{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" [syn: {cut}]
6: an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over
the ground [syn: {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 [syn: {data track}]
8: a groove on a phonograph recording
9: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which
vehicles can roll [syn: {rail}, {rails}]
10: any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
[syn: {cart track}, {cartroad}]
11: the act of participating in an athletic competition
involving running on a track [syn: {running}]
v 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" [syn:
{chase}, {chase after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {give
chase}, {dog}, {go after}]
4: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass
over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
across}]
5: make tracks upon
Source: WordNet® 2.0