"tracks" in the noun sense

1. path, track, course

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"

2. lead, track, trail

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

4. racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track

a course over which races are run

5. cut, 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"

6. track, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread

an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

7. track, data track

computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

8. track

a groove on a phonograph recording

9. track, rail, rails, runway

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

10. track, cart track, cartroad

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

11. track, running

the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

"tracks" 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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