Dictionary definition for: Track

1. (n) 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"

2. (v) carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house"

3. (n) evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead" "the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

4. (v) observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile"

5. (n) a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

6. (v) go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley" "the dog chased the rabbit"

7. (n) a course over which races are run

8. (v) travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day"

9. (n) 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"

10. (v) make tracks upon

11. (n) an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

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

13. (n) a groove on a phonograph recording

14. (n) a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll

15. (n) any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

16. (n) the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track