track synonyms

track

n.

  1. A prepared way

    path, course, road, route, trail, lane, roadway, passage, towpath, pathway, clearing, cut, alley, avenue, walk; see also railroad.

    Types of tracks include: railroad, cinder, race, turf, rail, field, cablecar, train, el, elevated train, running, bicycle, subway, trolley; monorail, third rail.

  2. Evidence left in passage

    footprint, trace, vestige, impression, tire track, mark, footmark, spoor, trail, imprint, remnant, record, indication, print, fingerprint, sign, remains, memorial, token, symbol, clue, scent, wake, monument; see also step 3.

keep track of

keep an account of, stay informed about, maintain contact with; see trackv. 1.

lose track of

lose sight of, lose contact with, abandon; see forget 1.

make tracks*

run away, abandon, depart quickly; see leave 1.

off the track

deviant, variant, deviating; see mistaken 1.

the wrong side of the tracks*

ghetto, poor side of town, lower class neighborhood; see slum.

track

v.

  1. To follow by evidence

    hunt, pursue, smell out, add up, put together, trail, follow, trace, follow the scent, follow a clue, follow footprints, draw an inference, piece together, dog, be hot on the trail of*, tail*, shadow*. *

  2. To dirty with tracks

    leave footprints, leave mud, muddy, stain, filth, soil, besmear, spatter, leave a trail of dirt, draggle; see also dirty.

  3. To follow in alignment

    move in a straight line, keep in a groove, keep in line, move in the same line, follow the track, run straight.

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