"tracking" in the noun sense
1. trailing, tracking
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
"tracking" in the verb sense
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"
3. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
go after with the intent to catch
"The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"
"the dog chased the rabbit"
4. traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across
travel across or pass over
"The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
5. track
make tracks upon
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