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Synonyms of track in English:

track


See US English definition of track

See UK English definition of track

See Spanish definition of pista

noun

1‘she pedalled her bicycle up the gravel track to the south porch’

SYNONYMS
path, pathway, footpath, lane, trail, route, way, course

2‘he broke into a run along the track’

SYNONYMS
course, racecourse
running track, racetrack, speedway, velodrome, piste
British circuit

3usually tracks‘he followed the tracks of a car’

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traces, marks, impressions, prints, imprints
footprints, footmarks, footsteps, trail, spoor
scent
wake, slipstream

4‘Orkney lies on the track of the Atlantic winds’

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course, path, line, orbit, route, way, trajectory, flight path

5‘commuters had to leave trains and walk along the tracks’

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rail, line
railway line, railway, tramlines
metal

6‘the title track of their forthcoming album’

SYNONYMS
song, recording, number, piece

verb

1‘he tracked a bear for 40 km’

SYNONYMS
follow, trail, trace, pursue, shadow, stalk, dog, spoor, hunt, hunt down, chase, hound, course, keep an eye on, keep in sight
informal tail, keep tabs on, keep a tab on

Phrases

    track someone or something down

    ‘it took seventeen years to track down the wreck of the ship’


    SYNONYMS
    discover, detect, find, find out, hunt down, hunt out, unearth, uncover, disinter, turn up, dig up, seek out, ferret out, root out, nose out, bring to light, expose, recover, capture, catch, smell out, sniff out, run to earth, run to ground, run down
    informal suss out
    keep track of

    ‘an online diary which allows you to keep track of your appointments’


    SYNONYMS
    monitor, follow, keep up with, record, keep a record of
    supervise, oversee, watch, keep an eye on
    keep in touch with, keep up to date with
    ANTONYMS

    lose track of

    on track

    ‘we're well on track to surpass expectations’


    SYNONYMS
    on course, on target, on schedule, on time
    lose track of

    ‘he would quite often lose track of the time at work’


    SYNONYMS
    forget about, forget, be unaware of, cease contact with, lose contact with
    lose sight of
    ANTONYMS

    keep track of