track

Noun
  1. A line or route along which something travels or moves (synset 109410115)
    "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
    is a type of: line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
    subtypes:
    • collision course - a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
    • inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse
    • round - the course along which communications spread
    • steps - the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
    • belt, swath - a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
    • trail - a track or mark left by something that has passed
    same as: course, path
  2. Evidence pointing to a possible solution (synset 105835238)
    "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"
    is a type of: evidence, grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    same as: lead, trail
  3. A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels (synset 104471218)
    is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
    subtypes:
  4. A course over which races are run (synset 104044101)
    is a type of: course - facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
    subtypes:
    has:
    • stretch - a straightaway section of a racetrack
    • inside track - the inner side of a curved racecourse
    same as: racecourse, racetrack, raceway
  5. A distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc (synset 106625218)
    "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
    is a type of: excerpt, excerption, extract, selection - a passage selected from a larger work
    same as: cut
  6. An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground (synset 104471653)
    is a type of: belt - endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys
    subtypes: half track - a track that goes around only rear wheels
    is a part of: tracked vehicle - a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
    same as: caterpillar track, caterpillar tread
  7. (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data (synset 104471446)
    referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    is a type of: itinerary, path, route - an established line of travel or access
    same as: data track
  8. A groove on a phonograph recording (synset 104471360)
    is a type of: channel, groove - a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
  9. A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll (synset 104470914)
    is a type of: bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
    subtypes: third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
    is a part of:
    same as: rail, rails, runway
  10. Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one (synset 104470745)
    is a type of: road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
    subtypes:
    • portage - overland track between navigable waterways
    • trail - a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
    same as: cart track, cartroad
  11. The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track (synset 100440979)
    is a type of: track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
    is a part of: track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams
    same as: running
Verb
  1. Carry on the feet and deposit (synset 202082700)
    "track mud into the house"
    is a type of: bring in, introduce - bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
  2. Observe or plot the moving path of something (synset 202202143)
    "track a missile"
    is a type of: observe - watch attentively
  3. Go after with the intent to catch (synset 202005890)
    "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
    is a type of: follow, pursue - follow in or as if in pursuit
    subtypes:
    same as: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, trail
  4. Travel across or pass over (synset 201916152)
    "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"
    is a type of: pass - go across or through
    subtypes:
    • tramp - cross on foot
    • stride - cover or traverse by taking long steps
    • walk - traverse or cover by walking
    • crisscross - cross in a pattern, often random
    • ford - cross a river where it's shallow
    • bridge - cross over on a bridge
    • jaywalk - cross the road at a red light
    • drive, take - proceed along in a vehicle
    • course - move swiftly through or over
    • hop - traverse as if by a short airplane trip
    same as: cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, traverse
  5. Make tracks upon (synset 201621487)
    is a type of: create, make - make or cause to be or to become

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