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track

track
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trak]
    • /træk/
    • /træk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trak]
    • /træk/

Definitions of track word

  • noun track a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs. 1
  • noun track a wheel rut. 1
  • noun track evidence, as a mark or a series of marks, that something has passed. 1
  • noun track Usually, tracks. footprints or other marks left by an animal, person, or vehicle: a lion's tracks; car tracks. 1
  • noun track a path made or beaten by or as if by the feet of people or animals; trail: to follow the track of a murderer. 1
  • noun track a line of travel or motion: the track of a bird. 1

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Origin of track

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English trak (noun) < Middle French trac, perhaps < Old Norse trathk trodden spot; compare Norwegian trakke to trample; akin to tread

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Track

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

track popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

track usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for track

noun track

  • artery — Arteries are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body. Compare vein.
  • back alley — dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
  • ballpark — A ballpark is a park or stadium where baseball is played.
  • berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
  • boardwalk — A boardwalk is a path made of wooden boards, especially one along a beach.

verb track

  • bird-dog — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
  • birddog — one of any of various breeds of dogs trained to hunt or retrieve birds.
  • bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
  • catch sight of — to make out by means of the eyes; discern; see
  • catenate — to arrange or be arranged in a series of chains or rings

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