Track
noun
A rough path or minor road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed.
We followed a track into the forest.
Often appears as...
- follow a track
- on the track
noun
A continuous line of rails on a railway.
The train stayed on the track and arrived at the station on time.
Often appears as...
- railway track
- train track
noun
A piece of music or song on a record, CD, etc.
I love all the tracks on this album.
Often appears as...
- music track
- album track
noun
In sports, a course or circuit used for racing.
He's a famous track and field athlete.
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- racing track
- athletic track
verb
Follow the trail or movements of someone or something, typically in order to find them or observe them.
The police are tracking the criminal.
Often appears as...
- track someone
- track something
verb
Keep a record on or note the progress of something.
She tracks her expenses carefully to save money.
Often appears as...
- track progress
- track expenses
noun
A rough path or minor road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed.
We followed a track into the forest.
Often appears as...
- follow a track
- on the track
noun
A continuous line of rails on a railway.
The train stayed on the track and arrived at the station on time.
Often appears as...
- railway track
- train track
noun
A piece of music or song on a record, CD, etc.
I love all the tracks on this album.
Often appears as...
- music track
- album track
noun
In sports, a course or circuit used for racing.
He's a famous track and field athlete.
Often appears as...
- racing track
- athletic track
verb
Follow the trail or movements of someone or something, typically in order to find them or observe them.
The police are tracking the criminal.
Often appears as...
- track someone
- track something
verb
Keep a record on or note the progress of something.
She tracks her expenses carefully to save money.
Often appears as...
- track progress
- track expenses
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Tracks often appear in rural or natural settings, worn by repeated use, not intentionally paved.
The deer created a track through the woods.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Isolation
'Track' can evoke a sense of being in a remote area away from cities and crowds.
Her cabin is down a lonely track, surrounded by wilderness.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Pathway
The term 'track' is often used informally to describe paths less official than roads or streets.
Let's take the track rather than the paved road; it's shorter.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Tracks often appear in rural or natural settings, worn by repeated use, not intentionally paved.
The deer created a track through the woods.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Isolation
'Track' can evoke a sense of being in a remote area away from cities and crowds.
Her cabin is down a lonely track, surrounded by wilderness.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Pathway
The term 'track' is often used informally to describe paths less official than roads or streets.
Let's take the track rather than the paved road; it's shorter.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Formations
Tracks often appear in rural or natural settings, worn by repeated use, not intentionally paved.
The deer created a track through the woods.
Pro Tip 2/3Implies Isolation
'Track' can evoke a sense of being in a remote area away from cities and crowds.
Her cabin is down a lonely track, surrounded by wilderness.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Pathway
The term 'track' is often used informally to describe paths less official than roads or streets.
Let's take the track rather than the paved road; it's shorter.
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The psychological weight...
happens like magic you wake up two years later and you're almost at your goal i learned that i had to keep track of everything so i used iphone apps like lose it and i use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the
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Alone Across the Outback...
were just amazing there. And she said on one of these trips, and I was actually there when this happened She was travelling with the camels, she was in a really good mood, everything seemed to be going really, really well. And then it started raining. When it rains camels will stop dead in their tracks,
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Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
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and looks back through time for hints of these hidden histories. She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we're on the track of a lost novelist,
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Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
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Bring on the learning...
But, you see, there are things we're enthralled to in education. A couple of examples. One of them is the idea of that it starts here and you go through a track and if you do everything right, you will end up set for the rest of your life.
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Are ghost ships real? -...
That applies both at the ocean's surface and deep below. Sailors have always known about currents, but their patterns weren't well known until recently. In fact, tracking abandoned ships was how scientists determined the shape
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How interpreters juggle...
Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words, and tracking down pertinent information.
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Rare Giant Snail Feasts...
So rare, they can only be filmed in captivity where their extraordinary behaviour is revealed. It's still a mystery as to exactly how they track down their food. But one thing is for sure.
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Population pyramids:...
requires knowing not just the total size of the population but its internal characteristics, such as age and gender distribution. So, how can we keep track of all that data in a way that makes it easy to comprehend? Complex data is more easily interpreted through visualization, and one of the ways that demographers represent
Video examples
The psychological weight...
happens like magic you wake up two years later and you're almost at your goal i learned that i had to keep track of everything so i used iphone apps like lose it and i use my up band to track how much sleep i was getting and how much exercise i was getting along the way and this really helped me to keep the
Video examples
Alone Across the Outback...
were just amazing there. And she said on one of these trips, and I was actually there when this happened She was travelling with the camels, she was in a really good mood, everything seemed to be going really, really well. And then it started raining. When it rains camels will stop dead in their tracks,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
sometimes even outwitting the researchers and manipulating their partners. And they've grasped basic arithmetic, keeping track of the relative amounts of fruit in two baskets after multiple changes. The rare combination of memory and problem solving can explain some of elephants' most clever behaviors,
Video examples
Why should you read...
and looks back through time for hints of these hidden histories. She wrote, "When one reads of a witch being ducked, of a woman possessed by devils, of a wise woman selling herbs, or even a very remarkable man who had a mother, then I think we're on the track of a lost novelist,
Video examples
Schrödinger's cat: A...
like a particle. But if you repeat this experiment many times, keeping track of all the individual detections, you'll see them trace out a pattern that's characteristic of wave a set of stripes - regions with many electrons separated by regions where there are none at all.
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
But, you see, there are things we're enthralled to in education. A couple of examples. One of them is the idea of that it starts here and you go through a track and if you do everything right, you will end up set for the rest of your life.
Video examples
Are ghost ships real? -...
That applies both at the ocean's surface and deep below. Sailors have always known about currents, but their patterns weren't well known until recently. In fact, tracking abandoned ships was how scientists determined the shape
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words, and tracking down pertinent information.
Video examples
Rare Giant Snail Feasts...
So rare, they can only be filmed in captivity where their extraordinary behaviour is revealed. It's still a mystery as to exactly how they track down their food. But one thing is for sure.
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Beyonce Knowles
American Musician
There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Allyson Felix
American Athlete
I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
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Kirk Cameron
American Actor
The history of the world is the story of people getting off track.
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Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
It's important that a person doesn't lose track of himself.
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Ashton Eaton
American Athlete
When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
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P. T. Usha
Indian Athlete
After my first track event, sports became my life.
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Christian Coleman
American Athlete
Track is my passion. I started playing at 4.
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Beyonce Knowles
American Musician
There are a lot of things I never did, because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life.
Quote examples
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
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Bill Watterson
American Cartoonist
I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track.
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Allyson Felix
American Athlete
I never let track define me. That's something that's really important to me.
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Kirk Cameron
American Actor
The history of the world is the story of people getting off track.
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Roberto Baggio
Italian Athlete
It's important that a person doesn't lose track of himself.
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Ashton Eaton
American Athlete
When I'm on the track, I like hearing the fans cheer me on.
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P. T. Usha
Indian Athlete
After my first track event, sports became my life.
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Christian Coleman
American Athlete
Track is my passion. I started playing at 4.
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