A Quick and Simple Dictionary

track

1. Noun.  A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
2. Noun.  A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
3. Noun.  The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
4. Noun.  A road; a beaten path.
5. Noun.  Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
6. Noun.  A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
7. Noun.  The permanent way; the rails.
8. Noun.  A tract or area, as of land.
9. Noun.  (context, automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width).
10. Noun.  (context, automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
11. Noun.  (cricket) The pitch.
12. Noun.  Sound stored on a record.
13. Noun.  The physical track on a record.
14. Noun.  (music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence.
15. Noun.  Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
16. Noun.  (uncountable) (sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
17. Noun.  A session talk on a conference.
18. Verb.  (transitive) To observe the (measured) state of an object over time.
19. Verb.  (transitive) To monitor the movement of a person or object.
20. Verb.  (transitive) To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form ''track down'').
21. Verb.  (transitive) To follow the tracks of.