Track
Track , noun
[Old French trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; compareD. trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march, Middle High German trechen, pret. trach. Compare Trick.]
1.
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.
The bright track of his fiery car.
2.
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
Far from track of men.
3.
(Zoology) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of birds, etc.
4.
A road; a beaten path.
Behold Torquatus the same track pursue.
5.
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
6.
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
7.
(Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.
8.
A tract or area, as of land. [Obsolete]
Small tracks of ground.
Collocations (1)
Track scale , a railway scale. See under Railway.
Track , transitive verb
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow.
It was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses.
2.
(Nautical) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.