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track
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- pronunciation:
- traek
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- off the track
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a mark or series of marks left on the ground by the feet of people or animals, or the wheels of machines; trail.
They saw dog tracks in the mud.
- synonyms:
- trail
- similar words:
- footprints, path, rut, trace, wake
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definition 2: |
a pair of connected rails on which trains travel.
- synonyms:
- rails
- similar words:
- railroad, railway
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definition 3: |
a path or course laid out for running or racing in competitive sports, often in the shape of an oval.
He ran around the track every morning.
- similar words:
- course, oval, racetrack
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definition 4: |
short form of "track and field," a set of athletic events, such as foot racing and high jumping that are performed on or near a running track.
My brother likes playing football, but he does better in track. |
related words: |
lane, way |
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phrase: |
off the track |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
tracks, tracking, tracked |
definition 1: |
to follow the footprints or other traces of.
The wolf tracked the rabbit.- synonyms:
- trace, trail
- similar words:
- chase, course, follow, hound, hunt, pursue, search out, stalk, tail
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definition 2: |
to make a trail with.
The dog tracked mud on the carpet.- similar words:
- deposit, tread
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related words: |
run down, scent, seek, travel |
derivations: |
trackable (adj.), tracker (n.) |
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