track · n
track (MUSIC)
B2 one song or piece of music on a CD, record, etc.
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The album includes four previously unreleased tracks. (51.6)
track (TRAINS)
C1 the pair of metal lines that a train or tram travels along
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Passengers are requested not to walk across the tracks. (23.0)
train tracks (26.1)
a 10-mile stretch of track (43.8)
track (TYPE OF SPORT)
B2 a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path
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a track event (18.8)
track (MARKS)
B2 a mark or line of marks left on the ground or on another surface by an animal, person or vehicle which has moved over it
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Police found tire tracks in the mud. (30.9)
The burglars were careful not to leave any tracks behind them. (34.3)
The hunters followed the tracks of the deer for hours. (63.2)
lose track
B2 to not know what is happening to someone or something any more
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I've lost track of how much we've spent. (21.9)
on track
C1 making progress and likely to succeed
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We've got a lot of work to do but we're on the right track. (23.1)
A fighter from Edinburgh is on track to become world heavyweight boxing champion. (85.2)
keep track
C1 to continue to know about someone or something
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Be sure to keep track of the time so you won't be late. (20.4)
He changes jobs so often I can’t keep track anymore. (24.2)
off the beaten track
C2 in a place where few people go
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I prefer to take my vacation somewhere off the beaten track. (25.5)
the/a fast track
C2 a very quick way of achieving or dealing with something
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These intensive courses claim to offer a fast track to wealth and success. (49.2)
track (DEVELOPMENT)
C2 the direction in which someone's job or education develops
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She was a lawyer, but then she changed track completely and became a doctor. (34.3)
track (PATH)
B1 a narrow path or road
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I discovered a secret track behind the library that led straight to the cafeteria! (0.0)
The rabbit made a tiny track through my vegetable garden, stealing all my carrots! (0.0)
The muddy track to school was so slippery, we arrived looking like mud monsters! (0.0)
We followed a dirt track off the main road. (28.9)
track (RACE)
B1 a path, often circular, used for races
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The robots on the race track kept crashing into each other. (0.0)
The office chairs rolled down the hallway track in the annual race. (0.0)
The snail marathon on the tiny track took three days to finish. (0.0)
a race track (23.9)
The runners are now on their final lap of the track. (61.5)