track : Idioms & Phrases

• a bridle path.

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• noun any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
  track; cartroad.
  

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• noun common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
  whiteman's foot; Plantago major; common plantain; white-man's foot; broad-leaved plantain.
  

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• noun an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
  track; caterpillar tread.
  

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• adjective satellite having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels
  
  • a caterpillar-tracked earthmover

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• noun a racetrack paved with fine cinders
  

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• noun (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
  track.
  

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• noun a racetrack that is not paved
  

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• noun a rapid means of achieving a goal
  
  • they saw independence as the fast track to democracy
  • he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder
  • the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped

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• noun a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
  
• noun a track that goes around only rear wheels
  

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• adjective satellite having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front
  half-track.
  
  • half-track armored vehicles

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• adjective satellite having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front
  half-track.
  
  • half-track armored vehicles

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• noun a favorable position in a competition
  
  • the boss's son had the inside track for that job
• noun the inner side of a curved racecourse
  

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• the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.

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• verb keep informed of fully aware
  
  • I keep track of the stock market developments

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• noun prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show
  

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• verb fail to keep informed or aware
  
  • She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volume

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• adjective satellite remote from populous or much-traveled regions
  out-of-the-way.
  
  • they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort

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• . Same as Race course (a), above.

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• noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  railroad; railway.
  
  • he walked along the railroad track

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• noun a railway line connected to a trunk line
  spur; branch line.
  

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• noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
  tramline; tramway.
  

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• to retrace one's steps; to retreat. Colloq.

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• noun participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
  

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• verb pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
  hunt down; hunt; run.
  
  • Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland
  • The dogs are running deer
  • The Duke hunted in these woods

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• noun a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor)
  

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• noun a track and field competition between two or more teams
  

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• noun the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack
  
  • the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973
• noun the sum of recognized accomplishments
  record.
  
  • the lawyer has a good record
  • the track record shows that he will be a good president

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• a railway scale. See under Railway.

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• noun a star runner
  

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Track"-road` noun

Definitions

1. A towing path.

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• noun (computer science) the time it takes for a read/write head to move to an adjacent data track
  

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• noun a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
  

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