track
n 1: 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" [syn: {path}, {course}]
2: evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are
following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to
the perpetrator" [syn: {lead}, {trail}]
3: a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
4: a course over which races are run [syn: {racetrack}, {racecourse},
{raceway}]
5: (computer science) one of the circular magnetic patterns on
a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and
reading data [syn: {data track}]
6: a groove on a phonograph recording
7: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which
vehicles can roll [syn: {rail}, {rails}]
8: any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
[syn: {cart track}, {cartroad}]
9: the act of participating in an athletic competition
involving running on a track [syn: {running}]
v 1: carry (as mud) on the feet and deposit
2: observe or plot the moving path of something (e.g., a target
or missile)
3: go after with the intent to catch [syn: {chase}, {chase
after}, {trail}, {tail}, {tag}, {dog}, {go after}]
4: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100
miles each day" [syn: {traverse}, {cover}, {cross}, {pass
over}, {get over}, {get across}, {cut through}, {cut
across}]
5: make tracks upon