track
noun /træk/
/træk/
Idioms - [countable, uncountable] rails (= metal bars) that a train moves along
- railway/railroad tracks
- We crossed the rail/train track.
- India has thousands of miles of track.
- Many branch lines were closed, and the tracks lifted.
WordfinderTopics Transport by bus and traina2- aisle
- buffet
- carriage
- connection
- locomotive
- luggage rack
- platform
- station
- track
- train
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- lay
- cross
- come off
- …
- layout
- [countable] (North American English) a track with a number at a train station that a train arrives at or leaves from
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
British/American platform / trackplatform / track- In British stations the platforms, where passengers get on and off trains, have numbers:
- The Edinburgh train is waiting at platform 4.
- In stations in the US, it is the track that the train travels along that has a number:
- The train for Chicago is on track 9.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- rail
- railroad
- railway
- …
- lay
- cross
- come off
- …
- layout
- [countable] a piece of ground with a special surface for people, cars, etc. to have races or to drive on
- a race track
- a Formula One Grand Prix track (= for motor racing)
- a running track
Extra Examples- The company already operates a greyhound track.
- Yesterday I had track practice.
- A few planes were parked on the perimeter track of the airfield.
- A sign marks where the cycle track (= a special route for cyclists) ends.
- a single track road (= wide enough for only one vehicle) with passing places
Oxford Collocations Dictionarytrack + noun- championship
- event
- meet
- …
- [uncountable] (North American English) the sport of running on a track
- He loves sports and participates in track and basketball.
enlarge image[countable] a rough path or road, usually one that has not been built but that has been made by people walking there- a muddy track through the forest
- a dirt track
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryb1, Hobbiesb1- We were bumping along the rough track that led to the lake.
- They had to drive up a dirt track.
- The path joins a farm track near a barn.
- The green hills were criss-crossed with sheep tracks.
- An ancient track crosses the moors.
- A forest track leads up to the waterfall.
- A cart track led to the farm.
- When the track forks, take the left fork.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- steep
- …
- follow
- lead
- fork
- along a/the track
- down a/the track
- up a/the track
- …
- off the beaten track
- on the right track
- onto the right track
- …
- [countable, usually plural] marks left by a person, an animal or a moving vehicle
- We followed the bear's tracks in the snow.
- Leading away into the bushes were fresh rabbit tracks.
- tyre tracks
- The beach is criss-crossed with animal tracks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- fresh
- animal
- …
- leave
- make
- cover
- …
- marks
- on the track of
- freeze in your tracks
- halt in your tracks
- stop in your tracks
- …
- [countable] the path or direction that somebody/something is moving in
- He switched tracks and went back to college.
- on the track of somebody/something Police are on the track of (= searching for) the thieves.
Extra Examples- Film comedy developed along a similar track to film drama.
- She decided to change her career track.
- The ship was on a southerly track.
- a twin track approach to crime
- Students pursue one of three tracks: professional writing, film/television/video or new media.
- She felt the excitement of a journalist on the track of a good story.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- inside
- parallel
- …
- switch
- along a/the track
- on (a/the) track
- track for
- …
- keep track of something
- lose track of something
- [countable] a recording of one song or piece of music
- a track from their latest album
- The album kicks off with the title track (= a song with the same name as the album).
- The opening track is sweet and sentimental.
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2- There are thirteen tracks on the album.
- This song is easily the disc's standout track.
- She had already cut a couple of tracks as lead singer with her own group.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- album
- live
- pre-recorded
- …
- create
- cut
- lay down
- …
- feature somebody/something
- include something
- title
- list
- listing
- …
- [countable] part of a computer disk or tape that music or information can be recorded on
- a sixteen track recording studio
- She sang on the backing track.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- album
- live
- pre-recorded
- …
- create
- cut
- lay down
- …
- feature somebody/something
- include something
- title
- list
- listing
- …
- (especially in compounds) the soundtrack of a film or video
- The film is available with French and Spanish audio tracks.
- There is a commentary track by the director.
- [countable] a long, thin, straight piece of metal, wood or plastic that a curtain hangs from and moves along
- [countable] a continuous belt of metal plates around the wheels of a large vehicle such as a bulldozer that allows it to move over the ground see also Caterpillar track™
for train
for races
rough path
marks on ground
direction/course
recording
for curtain
on large vehicle
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘trail, marks left behind’): the noun from Old French trac, perhaps from Low German or Dutch trek ‘draught, drawing’; the verb (current senses dating from the mid 16th cent.) from French traquer or directly from the noun.
Idioms
back on track
- going in the right direction again after a mistake, failure, etc.
- I tried to get my life back on track after my divorce.
be on track
- to be doing the right thing in order to achieve a particular result
- Curtis is on track for the gold medal.
cover your tracks
- to try and hide what you have done, because you do not want other people to find out about it
- He had attempted to cover his tracks by making her death appear like suicide.
from/on the wrong side of the tracks
- from or living in a poor area or part of town
hot on somebody’s/something’s tracks/trail
- (informal) close to catching or finding the person or thing that you have been running after or searching for
keep/lose track of somebody/something
- to have/not have information about what is happening or where somebody/something is
- Bank statements help you keep track of where your money is going.
- I lost all track of time (= forgot what time it was).
make tracks
- (informal) to leave a place, especially to go home
- It’s getting late—I’d better make tracks.
off the beaten track
- far away from other people, houses, etc.
- They live miles off the beaten track.
on the right/wrong track
- thinking or behaving in the right/wrong way
- We haven’t found a cure yet—but we are on the right track.
- The new manager successfully got the team back onto the right track.
- The police were on the wrong track when they treated the case as a revenge killing.
stop/halt somebody in their tracks | stop/halt/freeze in your tracks
- to suddenly make somebody stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because something has frightened or surprised you
- The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
- Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks: what was he doing?
- (figurative) The disease was stopped in its tracks by immunization programmes.