track (tr k)n. 1. a. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed. b. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks: an old wagon track through the mountains. 2. A path along which something moves; a course: following the track of an airplane on radar. 3. a. A course of action; a method of proceeding: on the right track for solving the puzzle. b. An intended or proper course: putting a stalled project back on track. 4. A succession of ideas; a train of thought. 5. Awareness of something occurring or passing: keeping track of the score; lost all track of time. 6. Sports a. A course laid out for running or racing. b. Athletic competition on such a course; track events. c. Track and field. 7. A rail or set of parallel rails upon which railroad cars or other vehicles run. 8. tracks The boundary, formerly often delineated by train tracks, that separates two neighborhoods of different social class: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. 9. Either of the continuous metal belts with which vehicles such as bulldozers and tanks move over the ground. 10. A metal groove or ridge that holds, guides, and reduces friction for a moving device or apparatus. 11. Any of several courses of study to which students are assigned according to ability, achievement, or needs: academic, vocational, and general tracks. 12. a. A distinct path, as along a length of film or magnetic tape, on which sound, images, or other information is recorded. b. A distinct selection from a sound recording, such as a phonograph record or compact disk, usually containing an individual work or part of a larger work: the title track of an album. c. One of the separate sound recordings that are combined so as to be heard simultaneously, as in stereophonic sound reproduction: mixed the vocal track and instrumental track. 13. Computer Science One of the concentric magnetic rings that form the separate data storage areas on a floppy disk or a hard disk. 14. tracks Slang Needle marks on the skin from multiple intravenous injections, considered an indication of habitual drug use. v. tracked, track·ing, tracks v.tr. 1. To follow the tracks of; trail: tracking game through the forest. 2. To move over or along; traverse. 3. To carry on the shoes and deposit: tracked mud on the rug. 4. To observe or monitor the course of (aircraft, for example), as by radar. 5. To observe the progress of; follow: tracking the company's performance daily. 6. To equip with a track. 7. To assign (a student) to a curricular track. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To move along a track. 2. To follow a course; travel. 3. To keep a constant distance apart. Used of a pair of wheels. 4. To be in alignment. 5. a. To follow the undulations in the groove of a phonograph record. Used of a needle. b. To move across magnetic heads. Used of magnetic tape. track down Idiom: To pursue until found or captured: "When, like a running grave, time tracks you down" (Dylan Thomas). in (one's) tracks Exactly where one is standing: stopped him right in his tracks. [Middle English trak, from Old French trac, perhaps of Germanic origin.] track  a·ble adj.track er n. |
track
Noun
1. a rough road or path: a farm track
2. the mark or trail left by something that has passed by: the fox didn't leave any tracks
3. a rail or pair of parallel rails on which a vehicle, such as a train, runs
4. a course for running or racing on: a running track
5. a separate song or piece of music on a record, tape, or CD: Dolphy switches back to bass clarinet for the final track
6. a course of action, thought, etc.: I don't think you're on the right track at all
7. an endless band on the wheels of a tank, bulldozer, etc. to enable it to move across rough ground
8. keep or lose track of to follow or fail to follow the course or progress of
9. off the beaten track in an isolated location: the village where she lives is a bit off the beaten track
Verb
1. to follow the trail of (a person or animal)
2. to follow the flight path of (a satellite etc.) by picking up signals transmitted or reflected by it
3. Films to follow (a moving object) while filming
See also tracks [Old French trac]
tracker n
Track a train or linked sequence of thoughts or events, 1681; a series of actions.
Examples: track of hills, 1687; of scripture, 1693; of fruitless impertinent thoughts, 1681; of my thoughts, 1793; of dry weather (a spell), 1851.
1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device.
2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom.
4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target.
5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken.
6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs.
7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  track - 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"line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek" |
| 2. |  track - evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" | |
| 3. | track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" | |
| 4. |  track - a course over which races are run cinder track - a racetrack paved with fine cinders course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile" dirt track - a racetrack that is not paved racing circuit, circuit - a racetrack for automobile races speedway - a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack velodrome - a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse | |
| 5. |  track - 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"excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings" | |
| 6. |  track - an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the groundbelt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys half track - a track that goes around only rear wheels tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks | |
| 7. | track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 8. |  track - a groove on a phonograph recording | |
| 9. |  track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape" railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track" third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive | |
| 10. |  track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough oneportage - overland track between navigable waterways trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | |
| 11. |  track - the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a tracktrack and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams | |
| Verb | 1. |  track - carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house" |
| 2. |  track - observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"observe - watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" | |
| 3. |  track - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive" | |
| 4. |  track - travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"tramp - cross on foot; "We had to tramp the creeks" stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods" walk - traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random ford - cross a river where it's shallow bridge - cross over on a bridge jaywalk - cross the road at a red light go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" course - move swiftly through or over; "ships coursing the Atlantic" hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip; "Hop the Pacific Ocean" | |
| 5. |  track - make tracks upon |
track
verb 4. follow, pursue, chase, trace, tail (informal) dog, shadow, trail, stalk, hunt down, follow the trail of keep track of something or someone keep up with, follow, monitor, watch, keep an eye on, keep in touch with, keep up to date with lose track of something or someone lose, lose sight of, misplace
Translations
track [træk] n (= mark) → huella, pista (= path) (gen) → camino, senda: [of bullet etc] → trayectoria: [of suspect, animal] → pista, rastro;
(RAIL) → vía;
(COMPUT, SPORT) → pista;
(on record) → canción f
to keep track of → mantenerse al tanto de, seguir;
track [træk] n (= mark) → trace f (= path) (gen) → chemin m, piste f: [of bullet etc]; trajectoire f: [of suspect, animal]; piste;
(Rail) → voie ferrée, rails mpl;
(on tape), (Comput, Sport) → piste;
(on CD) → piste f;
(on record) → plage f
to keep track of → suivre;
track [træk] n → Weg m;
(Rail) → Gleis nt;
(on tape, record) → Stück nt, Track m
vt (= follow) → verfolgen;
track down track vt → aufspüren
track [træk] n (= mark) [of person, animal] → traccia;
(on tape), (SPORT); (= path) (gen) → pista: [of bullet etc] → traiettoria: [of suspect, animal] → pista, tracce fpl;
to keep track of → seguire;
n track [trӕk]
1 a mark left, especially a footprint etc They followed the lion's tracks. spore أثَر следа stopa spor die Fährte πατημασιά, ίχνος rastro, huella, pista jälg جای پا؛ رد jälki trace עִקבוֹת लीक trag (láb)nyom jejak far, spor, slóð traccia 足跡 (발)자국 pėdsakas pēdas (nospiedums) jejak-jejak voetspoor spor, far, fotavtrykk ślad, trop rasto urmă след stopa sled trag spår รอยเท้า iz 痕跡 слід نقش قدم dấu vết 痕迹
2 a path or rough road a mountain track. pad مَسْلَك път stezka sti; -sti; hjulspor der Weg μονοπάτι camino, senda, sendero teerada مسیر؛ خط سیر polku piste שְׁבִיל वाहन के दो पहियों के बीच के अन्दर का हिस्सा utrt put, staza ösvény jalan setapak stígur, vegslóði strada, percorso 小道 (밟아서 생긴) 길, 오솔길 takas taka laluan spoor sti, tråkk szlak caminho drum троп(инк)а cestička steza staza stig, väg ถนน patika 小道 стежка; шлях راستہ، نا ہموار راستہ đường mòn 小道
3 (alsoˈracetrack) a course on which runners, cyclists etc race a running track; (also adjective ) the 100 metres sprint and other track events. baan مَسْلَك السِّباق، حَلبَة السِّباق писта dráha; dráhový bane; -bane; bane- die Bahn; Leichtathletik-... στίβος αγώνων δρόμου pista rada, trekk زمین مسابقه دو rata piste; (d')athlétisme מַסלוּל दौड़ने का मार्ग staza (verseny)pálya lintasan (hlaupa)braut pista トラック ?경기? 트랙 bėgimo takas, trasa skrejceļš; celiņš, trase; treks balapan renbaan (idretts)bane tor, bieżnia pista pistă; (de) atletism беговая дорожка; трек dráha; dráhový proga staza bana ลู่ yarış pisti 跑道 трек, бігова доріжка راستہ جس پر شرکائے مقابلہ دوڑتے ہوں đường đua 跑道
4 a railway line. spoor خَط السِّكَّه الحَديديَّه жп линия trať skinne die Schiene σιδηροδρομική γραμμή vía; andén raudtee(rööpad) خط آهن junarata voie (ferrée) מְסִילָה चक्र पट्टी जिसके कारण टैंक आदि ऊची नीची भूमि पर चलते हैं pruga, tračnice pálya(test) jalan kereta api járnbrautarspor binario 鉄道線路 철도 선로 bėgiai (dzelzceļa) sliedes landasan spoorlijn jernbanelinje tor via férrea cale ferată колея trať tir pruga järnvägsspår รางรถไฟ demiryolu 鐵路線 колія ريلوے لائن đường xe lửa 铁路线
v
to follow (eg an animal) by the marks, footprints etc that it has left They tracked the wolf to its lair. spoorsny يَقْتَفي أثَر проследявам stopovat spore; følge nachspüren ακολουθώ τα ίχνη seguir la pista, rastrear jälgi mööda järgnema رد کسی یا چیزی را دنبال کردن seurata jälkiä suivre la trace (de) לְהִתחַקוֹת אַחֲרֵי का पता लगाना slijediti trag (nyomon) követ melacak rekja slóð (seguire le tracce di) 跡を追う ...의 자취를 따라가다, 추적하다 sekti izsekot; dzīt pēdas menjejak het spoor volgen van følge et spor tropić rastejar a lua urma идти по следу stopovať slediti slediti spåra ตามรอย izini takip etmek 追蹤 вистежувати; просліджувати پيچھا کرنا tìm theo dấu vết 追踪
n track-suit
a warm suit worn by athletes etc when exercising, or before and after performing. sweetpak بَدْلَة التَّدْريب الرِيّاضي анцуг tepláky træningsdragt der Trainingsanzug αθλητική φόρμα chándal soendusdress گرمکن verryttelypuku survêtement אִימוּנִית खोज पर चलना trenirka melegítő pakaian olahraga æfingagalli (tuta sportiva) トラックスーツ (운동선수의) 보온복 šiltas sportinis kostiumas silts treniņtērps pakaian sukan trainingspak treningsdrakt dres fato de treino trening тренировочный костюм tepláky trenirke trenerka träningsoverall ชุดนักกีฬา eşofman 運動員的練習服 теплий спортивний костюм پہلوان کا لباس quần áo ấm rộng 运动员的练习服
in one's tracks
where one stands or is He stopped dead in his tracks. in sy spore حيْثُما كان واقِفا أو موجودا на място na místě på stedet wie festgewurzelt εκεί που στέκομαι en seco, allí mismo nagu naelutatult محل بودن شخص در حال حاضر (pysähtyä) kuin naulittuna sur place בּוֹ בַּמָקוֹם वहीं पर, वहीं का वहीं na mjestu holtan esik össze di tempatnya berdiri á staðnum (lì per lì); (su due piedi) その場で 그 자리에(서) vietoje uz vietas dgn tiba-tiba aan de als grond genageld på stedet w miejscu ali mesmo pe loc на месте na mieste na mestu nečijim stopama på fläcken ที่ที่ยืนอยู่ olduğu yerde 當時當地，就地 на місті اپني جگہ پر ngay tại chỗ 当时当地，就地
keep/lose track of
(not) to keep oneself informed about (the progress or whereabouts of) I've lost track of what is happening. verloor tred يَبْقى مُطَّلِعا على следя/не следя (ne)mít spojení/informace miste følingen med (nicht)auf dem Laufendem sein (παρ)ακολουθώ, χάνω τα ίχνη κπ. al tanto mantenerse, mantenerse al corriente; perder el hilo, estar al corriente no end kursis hoidma, enam mitte kursis olema آگاه بودن؛ آگاه نبودن pysytellä ajan tasalla, kadottaa tuntuma au courant rester de, en contact avec; être au courant ne plus de, en contact avec לַעֲקוֹב/לְאַבֵּד עִקבוֹת (ne) pratiti, (ne) biti informiran nyomon követ vkit; nyomát veszti vkinek menabung (vera hættur að) fylgjast með (al corrente tenersi); (perdere le tracce), (restare all'oscuro) 見失わない[] 약속을 지키다[] sekti, domėtis, nesekti, nesidomėti sekot notikumu gaitai/nespēt izsekot mengikuti perkembangan/ tdk mengikuti perkembangan contact houden/verliezen ha/miste oversikt mieć/tracić orientację manter/perder o contacto com a fi/a nu fi la curent cu быть (не) в курсе (развития) событий mať / nemať informácie / spojenie (ne) biti na tekočem o izgubiti pojam hålla (tappa) kontakten med ติดตาม ...-in izini kaybetmemek/kaybetmek 跟上/不能跟上......的進展 стежити за / загубити слід مطلع رکھنا mất dấu vết 跟上/不能跟上......的进展
make tracks (for)
to depart, or set off (towards) We ought to be making tracks (for home). se kant toe staan يُغادِر، يَرْحَل тръгвам odejít komme afsted abhauen παίρνω δρόμο, ξεκινώ ir tirando; largarse teele minema رهسپار شدن lähteä matkaan filer לְהִסתַלֵק किसी का पीछा करना krenuti elindul (vmi felé) pergi drífa sig andarsene 立ち去る (...으로) 떠나다 judėti, keliauti (grasīties) doties balik vertrekken av gårde komme seg ruszyć w drogę ir-se embora a se duce, a o şterge направляться (в сторону чего-л.) odísť odpraviti se krenuti ge sig i väg ไปทาง acele gitmek 走向... вирушати; нагострити лижі روانہ ہونا rời 走向...
track down
to pursue or search for (someone or something) until it is caught or found I managed to track down an old copy of the book. opspoor يَتَعَقَّب الشَّخْص حتى يُمْسِك بِه преследвам vypátrat opspore aufspüren ανακαλύπτω, εντοπίζω localizar, dar con, encontrar, averiguar el paradero välja nuhkima تعقیب کردن و گرفتن etsiä käsiinsä (finir par) trouver לְאָתֵר खोज निकालना pronaći, uhvatiti tragajući lenyomoz mencari elta uppi, hafa uppi á scovare, rintracciare 見つけ出す 수색하여[] 찾아내다 iš po žemių iškasti sadzīt pēdas; dabūt rokā mengesan opsporen oppspore, finne odszukać descobrir a descoperi, a da de urma разыскать vypátrať izslediti pronaći spåra upp ไล่ตามหรือหา (บางคนหรือบางสิ่ง) จนกระทั่งพบเจอ izini bulmak 對...搜尋到底 вистежувати, висліджувати تعاقب کرنا، کھوج لگا کر پکڑ لينا theo đuổi, tìm 对...搜寻到底
n tracker dog
a dog that is trained to find people, drugs, explosives etc. spoorsnyhond كَلْب أثَر полицейско куче slídič, policejní pes sporhund der Suchhund λαγωνικό perro rastreador jäljekoer سگ ردیاب chien policier כֶלֶב אִיתוּר शिकारी की मदद करने वाला कुत्ता pas tragač nyomkereső kutya anjing pelacak (cane poliziotto) 捜索犬 경찰견, 추적견 pėdsekys, tarnybinis šuo (par suni) pēddzinis anjing pengesan speurhond sporhund pies gończy собака-ищейка sliedič službeni pes pas tragač spårhund สุนัขที่ถูกฝึกให้หาคน, ยาเสพติด, วัตถุระเบิด polis (narkotik v.b.) köpeği 警犬 службовий собака کھوجي کتا chó săn 警犬
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