track
n. countablen. a path or road made for people or animals to walk on. It can also mean a single song on a music album or a line that trains travel on.
n. a rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed; also refers to a single recorded piece of music or a pair of parallel rails for trains.
We followed a narrow track through the forest.
The band's new album features a hidden track that starts after five minutes of silence.
The athlete maintained a steady pace around the oval track, aware that the final lap would require a significant burst of speed to secure a podium finish.
From Middle English trak, tracke, from Old French trac (“track of horses, trail, trace”), of uncertain origin. Likely from a Germanic source, either Old Norse traðk ("a track; path; trodden spot"; > Icelandic traðk (“a track; path; tread”), Faroese traðk (“track; tracks”), Norwegian tråkke (“to trample”)) or from Middle Dutch trec, *trac, treck ("line, row, series"; > Dutch trek (“a draft; feature; trait; groove; expedition”)), German Low German Treck (“a draught; movement; passage; flow”). See tread, trek.
Commonly used with 'on' when referring to progress ('on track') or physical location ('on the track').
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Tick tack
[Cockney slang]the track
A horse racing term relating to the "tic tac" signals made by bookmakers.
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track down
To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
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track record
The past performance of a person, organization, or product, viewed in its entirety and usually for the purpose of making a judgment.