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tracks

41 definitions • 57 examples
1
the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel:

Examples:

a ten-mile stretch of track
Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks.
2
a path or rough road that is made of soil rather than having a surface covered with stone or other material:

Examples:

The house is at the end of a dirt/an unmade track.
3
a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, that has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing:

Examples:

an all-weather track
The runners are now on their final lap of the track.
4
a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path:

Examples:

run track Sam runs track on the high school team.
5
the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing
6
a mark or line of marks left on the ground or on another surface by an animal, person, or vehicle that has moved over it, showing the direction they moved in:

Examples:

Police found tyre tracks in the mud.
track of The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours.
leave tracks The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them.
7
to be examining marks or pieces of information that show where a person or animal has gone, in order to catch them or it:

Examples:

The police are on the track of the killer.
8
the direction that something has taken or will take through the air:

Examples:

track of People living in the track of the hurricane have been advised to leave their homes until it has passed.
9
the direction in which someone's job or education develops:

Examples:

She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor.
10
the way in which a thought or idea has developed or might develop:

Examples:

track of I found it difficult to follow the track of his argument.
11
a continuous metal band that is fitted over the wheels on the side of a vehicle, for example a tank (= a large military vehicle):

Examples:

As the tank engine started up, we heard the squeak of its tracks.
The company made bolt-on tracks that converted four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicles into something that looked more like battle tanks.
12
a set of classes for school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together:

Examples:

Students who do well in their 8th grade classes will qualify for the honors track in high school.
13
an arrangement in which a group of students attends school at a particular time when another group at the same school is on holiday:

Examples:

This is a year-round school and parents with several children may have to place them on different tracks.
In a school with a single track, the entire student body is on the same calendar.
14
one of several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recording:

Examples:

The album includes four previously unreleased tracks.
15
a part of a magnetic strip onto which sound can be recorded, with several tracks on one magnetic strip:

Examples:

When a piece of music is recorded, each instrument is recorded separately on a 24 or 48-track tape.
16
to follow a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere, or by using electronic equipment:

Examples:

It's difficult to track an animal over stony ground.
The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.
be tracked to The terrorists were tracked to (= found in) Amsterdam.
17
to use electronic equipment to check where things such parcels or goods that are being sent somewhere are :

Examples:

To track your order, click on the link below.
Postal orders have a security barcode, allowing them to be tracked.
18
to record the progress or development of something over a period:

Examples:

The study tracked the careers of 1,226 doctors who trained at the Medical School.
19
If a film or video camera tracks in a particular direction, it moves along while it is filming:

Examples:

tracking shot The movie ends with a long tracking shot around the deserted house.
20
If a moving part of a recording machine tracks, it gets into the correct position for operating:

Examples:

Our VCR tracks automatically.
21
to follow the level of an interest rate, share price, etc.:

Examples:

The mortgage deal will track the Bank of England base rate plus 0.75 percent.
Tony is putting £500 a month into a savings account that tracks the FTSE All-Share index.
22
to group and teach together school students with similar abilities who are approximately the same age:

Examples:

We start to track the children in the third form.
23
a path that is narrower than a road, often with an uneven surface:

Examples:

We walked along a muddy track at the side of the field.
24
A track is also one or a pair of parallel metal bars on which trains travel.
25
a mark or line of marks left on a surface, esp. the ground, by a moving animal, person, or vehicle, that shows the direction of travel:

Examples:

deer tracks in the snow
26
the sport of competitive running, or a wide, circular path that is made for this sport:

Examples:

27
A track is also a specially prepared surface for any kind of racing:

Examples:

[ C ] a dog/thoroughbred track
28
one of several songs or pieces of music on a musical recording
29
to follow something that moves or changes by noticing marks or signs that it has left behind:

Examples:

The study tracked the careers of 1226 doctors who trained at Harvard Medical School.
30
If you track something messy or dirty, you leave messy or dirty marks when walking because you had something on your shoes or feet:

Examples:

The kids are always tracking mud in the kitchen.
31
the direction that something has taken or in which it is moving:

Examples:

They are able to forecast the track of the storm days in advance.
32
the way in which something develops or might develop:

Examples:

on the right/wrong track We believe we are on the right track to grow the business in the coming months.
33
the type of education or career someone chooses and the way it develops:

Examples:

She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor.
Students perform better once engaged in a career track with clear expectations of what it takes to get a job.
34
the way in which a thought or idea has developed or might develop:

Examples:

I found it difficult to follow the track of his argument.
35
to keep a record of something, or make certain that you know or remember what has happened:

Examples:

Keep track of the hours you work.
His job is to keep track of all the shipments going out to customers.
36
to stop keeping a record of something, or stop being certain that you know or remember what has happened:

Examples:

I have lost track of the number of times you have been late this month.
So many customers came in that I lost track after an hour.
37
making progress and likely to succeed or achieve a particular thing:

Examples:

They're on track to make record profits.
38
to follow the movement or progress of something or someone:

Examples:

39
to record the progress or development of something over a period:

Examples:

We have been tracking the trends in computer sales for over ten years.
40
to follow the level of an interest rate:

Examples:

The mortgage deal will track the Bank of England base rate plus 0.75 pc.
41

Examples:

Tony is putting £500 a month into a savings account which tracks the FTSE All-Share index.

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