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track

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹæk/

The English word “track” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A mark left by something that has passed along.
  2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal.
  3. The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
  4. A road or other similar beaten path.
  5. Physical course; way.
  6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
  7. The direction and progress of someone or something; path.
  8. The way or rails along which a train moves.
  9. A tract or area, such as of land.
  10. The street, as a prostitute's place of work.
  11. Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.
  12. The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.
  13. The pitch.
  14. Sound stored on a record.
  15. The physical track on a record.
  16. A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
  17. A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
  18. The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
  19. A themed set of talks within a conference.
  20. A specialization in senior high school. Some tracks consist of strands.

Etymology

From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft;…

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