track,

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noun

  • A rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed.
  • A mark or line of marks left by a person, animal, or vehicle in passing.
  • A continuous line of rails on a railway.
  • A recording of one song or piece of music.
  • A continuous articulated metal band around the wheels of a heavy vehicle such as a tank, intended to facilitate movement over rough or soft ground.
  • The transverse distance between a vehicle's wheels.
  • A group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.

verb

  • Follow the trail or movements of (someone or something), typically in order to find them or note their course.
  • (of wheels) run so that the back ones are exactly in the track of the front ones.
  • (of a tunable circuit or component) vary in frequency in the same way as another circuit or component, so that the frequency difference between them remains constant.
  • Tow (a canoe) along a waterway from the bank.