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English noun: track | |||
| 1. | track (object) a line or route along which something travels or moves | ||
| Samples | The hurricane demolished houses in its path. The track of an animal. The course of the river. | ||
| Synonyms | course, path | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | belt, collision course, inside track, round, steps, swath, trail | ||
| 2. | track (cognition) evidence pointing to a possible solution | ||
| Samples | The police are following a promising lead. The trail led straight to the perpetrator. | ||
| Synonyms | lead, trail | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evidence, grounds | ||
| 3. | track (artifact) a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | railroad, railroad track, railway, streetcar track, tramline, tramway | ||
| 4. | track (artifact) a course over which races are run | ||
| Synonyms | racecourse, racetrack, raceway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cinder track, circuit, dirt track, racing circuit, speedway, velodrome | ||
| Part holonym | inside track, stretch | ||
| 5. | track (communication) a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc | ||
| Samples | He played the first cut on the cd. The title track of the album. | ||
| Synonyms | cut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | ||
| 6. | track (artifact) an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground | ||
| Synonyms | caterpillar track, caterpillar tread | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | belt | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | half track | ||
| Part meronym | tracked vehicle | ||
| 7. | track (artifact) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | itinerary, path, route | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 8. | track (artifact) a groove on a phonograph recording | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | channel, groove | ||
| 9. | track (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | third rail | ||
| Part meronym | railroad, railroad track, railway, streetcar track, tramline, tramway | ||
| 10. | track (artifact) any road or path affording passage especially a rough one | ||
| Synonyms | cart track, cartroad | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | road, route | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | portage, trail | ||
| 11. | track (act) the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track | ||
| Synonyms | running | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | track and field | ||
| Part meronym | track meet | ||
English verb: track | |||
| 1. | track (motion) carry on the feet and deposit | ||
| Samples | Track mud into the house. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring in, introduce | ||
| 2. | track (perception) observe or plot the moving path of something | ||
| Samples | Track a missile. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | observe | ||
| 3. | track (motion) go after with the intent to catch | ||
| Samples | The policeman chased the mugger down the alley. The dog chased the rabbit. | ||
| Examples | The men track the area for animals | ||
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, trail | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follow, pursue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hound, hunt, quest, run down, trace, tree | ||
| 4. | track (motion) travel across or pass over | ||
| Samples | The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day. | ||
| Synonyms | cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, traverse | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go across, go through, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bridge, course, crisscross, drive, ford, hop, jaywalk, stride, take, tramp, walk | ||
| 5. | track (creation) make tracks upon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create, make | ||
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