The meaning of Track

verb

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

Usage examples:

Police chased the stolen car through the city

noun

An act of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

They captured the youths after a brief chase

verb

Engrave (metal, or a design on metal).

Usage examples:

They didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal

noun

The route or direction followed by a ship, aircraft, road, or river.

Usage examples:

The road adopts a tortuous course along the coast

verb

(of liquid) move without obstruction; flow.

Usage examples:

Tears were coursing down her cheeks

noun

The particular path something such as an aircraft or ship takes as it moves, or the path along which a river flows

Usage examples:

A southern course will take our flight over texas., the ship was blown off course (= away from its …

noun

A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, non-retractable claws, and a barking, howling, or whining voice.

Usage examples:

‘all dogs have an intense sense of smell, and every dog likes to sniff,’ smith said.

verb

Follow (someone) closely and persistently.

Usage examples:

Photographers seemed to dog her every step

noun

A canine domesticated by man since prehistoric times

verb

Go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); move or travel behind.

Usage examples:

She went back into the house, and ben followed her

verb

To move along after someone or something, or to move along a route or path

Usage examples:

[ t ] the dog followed us home., [ i ] he drove ahead and we followed in our own car., [ t ] follow…

verb

To happen or come after something

Usage examples:

More mergers are likely to follow., october's increase followed a 1.6% rise in output in september.…

noun

A footprint.

Usage examples:

The pavements are covered with footmarks

noun

A path for people to walk along, especially a right of way in the countryside.

Usage examples:

The man was killed as he walked along a footpath between westdale drive and westdale road, pudsey.

noun

A path for walking

noun

The impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground or a surface.

Usage examples:

She walked away, her shoes leaving footprints on the lightly snow covered ground.

noun

A mark left on a surface by a foot

Usage examples:

There was not a single footprint in the sand.

noun

A measurement of the size, effect, etc. that something has

Usage examples:

We took the decision to invest in new countries and grow our global footprint., the desktop compute…

noun

A step taken by a person in walking, especially as heard by another person.

Usage examples:

He heard footsteps behind him

phrase

The route a person has taken in order to reach a place or to achieve something

Usage examples:

When he realized he'd lost his wallet, he retraced his footsteps (= went back the way he had come).…

noun

A dog of a breed used for hunting, especially one able to track by scent.

Usage examples:

A hound came running through the trees, nose to the ground

verb

Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly.

Usage examples:

She was hounded by the italian press

noun

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.

Usage examples:

His first impressions of manchester were very positive

noun

An idea or opinion of what someone or something is like

Usage examples:

It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview., [ + that clause ] i get the impression …

noun

A single time that an internet advertisement is seen by a user

Usage examples:

They market a company's product for a fixed rate per 1,000 impressions., this is the second impress…

verb

Impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface.

Usage examples:

Tyre marks were imprinted in the snow

noun

A mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance.

Usage examples:

He made imprints of the keys in bars of soap

noun

A narrow road, especially in a rural area.

Usage examples:

She drove along the winding lane

noun

One of two or more marked paths in a road to keep vehicles traveling in the same direction a safe distance apart

Usage examples:

That section of interstate 95 is a four-lane highway, with two northbound lanes and two southbound …

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A solid material which is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity (e.g. iron, gold, silver, and aluminium, and alloys such as steel).

Usage examples:

An adjustable pole made of metal

verb

Make or mend (a road) with road metal.

Usage examples:

Several miles of the old road had been metalled with crushed stone

noun

A generally hard and shiny chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, which usually allows electricity and heat to travel through it

noun

An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.

Usage examples:

Think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

verb

Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.

Usage examples:

The demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

noun

A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series

Usage examples:

You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

noun

A way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading.

Usage examples:

The path continues alongside the river for half a mile

combining form

Denoting a practitioner of curative treatment.

Usage examples:

Homeopath

noun

A track that constitutes or serves as a path.

Usage examples:

A tree-lined pathway

noun

A portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole.

Usage examples:

A piece of cheese

verb

Assemble something from parts or pieces.

Usage examples:

The dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

A piece of cake/chicken/pizza, the vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts)., sh…

verb

Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

Usage examples:

A thousand copies of the book were printed

noun

The text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.

Usage examples:

She forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print

verb

Follow or chase (someone or something).

Usage examples:

The officer pursued the van

verb

Follow in an effort to capture

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

verb

Complain or protest strongly and persistently about.

Usage examples:

He railed at human fickleness

noun

A track made of steel rails along which trains run.

Usage examples:

Services were disrupted after an eight-year-old boy was spotted trespassing on the railway

noun

The action or process of recording sound or a performance for subsequent reproduction or broadcast.

Usage examples:

A recording studio

verb

Set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference.

Usage examples:

They were asked to keep a diary and record everything they ate or drank

noun

A group of sounds or pictures on a disk or tape that can be heard or seen when played in a machine

noun

A way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination.

Usage examples:

The scenic route from florence to siena

verb

Send or direct along a specified course.

Usage examples:

All lines of communication were routed through london

noun

A particular way or direction between places

Usage examples:

The most direct route is to take the expressway., bus routes, a supply route

noun

A distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant.

Usage examples:

The scent of freshly cut hay

verb

Impart a pleasant scent to.

Usage examples:

A glass of tea scented with a local herb

noun

A smell, esp. when pleasant, or a smell left behind by an animal or person

Usage examples:

[ c ] the scent of lilacs permeated the air., [ c ] the dogs were onto the lost boy’s scent (= were…

noun

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

Usage examples:

Trees cast long shadows

verb

Short for eyeshadow.

noun

An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light

Usage examples:

[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

noun

A current of air or water driven back by a revolving propeller or jet engine.

Usage examples:

This aircraft company was awarded a us army contract to study vectored slipstreams and produce an a…

verb

(especially in motor racing) follow closely behind another vehicle, travelling in its slipstream and awaiting an opportunity to overtake.

Usage examples:

He then slipstreamed and overtook me again

noun

A current of air behind a quickly moving object, such as a car travelling extremely fast or an aircraft

noun

A short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.

Usage examples:

A pop song

proper noun

A dynasty that ruled in china ad 960–1279.

noun

The track or scent of an animal.

Usage examples:

They searched around the hut for a spoor

verb

Follow the track or scent of (an animal or person).

Usage examples:

Taking the spear, he set off to spoor the man

noun

The marks left by a wild animal as it travels

noun

The main stem of a herbaceous plant.

Usage examples:

He chewed a stalk of grass

verb

Pursue or approach stealthily.

Usage examples:

A cat stalking a bird

noun

A stealthy pursuit of someone or something.

Usage examples:

This time the stalk would be on foot

noun

The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect.

Usage examples:

The dog's tail began to wag frantically

verb

Follow and observe (someone) closely, especially in secret.

Usage examples:

A flock of paparazzi had tailed them all over london

noun

Limitation of ownership, especially of an estate or title limited to a person and their direct descendants.

Usage examples:

The land was held in tail general

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

Usage examples:

Remove all traces of the old adhesive

noun

Each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

Usage examples:

The horses pulling the carriage suddenly snapped the traces and bolted off

verb

Find or discover by investigation.

Usage examples:

Police are trying to trace a white van seen in the area

noun

A mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something.

Usage examples:

Remove all traces of the old adhesive

noun

Each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.

Usage examples:

The horses pulling the carriage suddenly snapped the traces and bolted off

noun

A mark or a series of signs or objects left behind by the passage of someone or something.

Usage examples:

A trail of blood on the grass

verb

Draw or be drawn along behind someone or something.

Usage examples:

Alex trailed a hand through the clear water

noun

A pair of parallel lines, especially at the sides of a tennis court (enclosing the extra width used in doubles play) or at the sides or back of a badminton court.

noun

A railway track for a tramcar.

noun

Two metal tracks set in the road, along which a tram goes

Usage examples:

In doubles, the ball is not out if it lands between the tramlines.

verb

Emerge or cause to emerge from sleep; stop sleeping.

Usage examples:

She woke up feeling better

noun

A watch or vigil held beside the body of someone who has died, sometimes accompanied by ritual observances.

Usage examples:

He was attending a friend's wake

noun

A trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft.

Usage examples:

The reason given for this crash was that the aircraft flew into the wake of another aircraft, and t…

noun

A method, style, or manner of doing something; an optional or alternative form of action.

Usage examples:

I hated their way of cooking potatoes

adverb

At or to a considerable distance or extent; far (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis).

Usage examples:

His understanding of what constitutes good writing is way off target

suffix

Equivalent to -ways.