Track (Noun)
Meaning 1
An endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A groove on a phonograph recording.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Any road or path affording passage especially a rough one.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 5
Evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- The detective followed a thin track of DNA that linked the suspect to the crime scene.
- The investigation was going cold until they stumbled upon a promising track of digital footprints.
- The authorities had been searching for months, but then they finally found a track that led straight to the hideout.
- The evidence was mounting, and it all seemed to point to a single track that implicated the CEO.
- After weeks of searching, the team finally found a track of tire prints that matched the getaway car.
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Meaning 6
A pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 8
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".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 9
A course over which races are run.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 10
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 11
The act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.