track

a line or route along which something travels or moves

• “the hurricane demolished houses in its path”
• “the track of an animal”
• “the course of the river”

evidence pointing to a possible solution

• “the police are following a promising lead”
• “the trail led straight to the perpetrator”

a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

a course over which races are run

a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• “he played the first cut on the cd”
• “the title track of the album”

an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

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

a groove on a phonograph recording

a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll

any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

carry on the feet and deposit

• “track mud into the house”

observe or plot the moving path of something

• “track a missile”

go after with the intent to catch

• “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
• “the dog chased the rabbit”

travel across or pass over

• “The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day”

make tracks upon