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track

129 1.6

Running races held on a marked path

noun
/træk/

: atletismo

Girls' sports included cross-country, field hockey, winter track, basketball, spring track, softball, and tennis.
track and field
track athlete
track training

I was in soccer, volleyball, track, what else?

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Examples

He has been running track since grade school.
My cousin used to run track all day.
I was in this out of school track team, like a club track team.
My friends and I started the first girls' track team in our high school.

Fiction book (1992)
And I knew I could beat her on the track.

Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW (2016)
Let's get you out on that track, young man.

Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)
I was on track to head up the Olympic squad.

Blades of Glory (2007)
She has been competing in track events since she was a child.
During the summer, many young athletes train hard for their track meets.
The school's track team won the championship last year.

Synonyms

track and field

vstrack

25 1.9

Sports like running, jumping, and throwing on a track or field

focuses only on running races on a running circuit

athletics

vstrack

13 1.8

Sports that involve running, jumping and throwing, like track and field

centers on competitive running races on a closed course

Idioms

on track

314 3.4

Moving forward as planned to reach a goal

on the right track

55 3.7

You are making good progress toward the right result

down the track

4 5.1

At a later time

off the beaten track

4 6.5

In a place far from where most people go

Compounds

track record

113 3.7

A history of past success that shows ability and reliability

fast track

61 3.9

A quick route to success or promotion

off-track

51 4.0

Not following the planned path or topic

railroad track

36 2.5

Two metal rails on the ground that trains run on

track and field

25 1.9

Sports like running, jumping, and throwing on a track or field

track star

11 2.9

An athlete who is very good at running races on a track

inside track

9 5.2

A special advantage that gives someone a better chance to succeed

track meet

7 3.4

A competition where athletes run, jump, and throw for teams or schools

one-track mind

Informal

7 6.2

A way of thinking that focuses on one thing and ignores others

dirt track

6 3.7

A racing track for cars or motorcycles with a surface of packed earth rather than pavement

laugh track

5 3.9

A recorded audience reaction added to a TV or radio show to make jokes seem funnier

track record

3 4.1

Fastest time ever recorded at a race track for a distance

streetcar track

2 3.3

Rails in a city that trams run on

half-track

Specialized

1 8.8

Having front wheels and back tracks like a military vehicle

track event

1 2.6

A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters

off-track

1 5.1

A train or carriage that has moved off the rails

cart track

1 4.8

A rough path made by cart wheels

half track

Specialized

1 7.7

A vehicle with tracks at the back and wheels at the front that moves over rough ground

half-track

Specialized

1 8.3

A military vehicle with front wheels and back tracks for rough ground

upbeat track

1 3.2

A lively, cheerful piece of music with a fast beat that makes people want to dance

caterpillar track

Specialized

1 5.4

A continuous metal or rubber belt around a vehicle's wheels that helps it move over rough ground

cinder track

Archaic

1 7.9

A running track with a surface of fine cinders

inside track

1 5.0

The inner side of a curved racecourse that is the shortest way

data track

Specialized

1 5.0

A circular path on a disk that holds information for reading and writing

spur track

Specialized

1 7.4

A short rail line that turns off a main line to reach a factory or warehouse

track event

Specialized

1 5.1

A saved record of a user action or system event for measurement

funk track

1 5.1

A danceable song with a strong beat and deep bass

cart-track plant

9.5

A common European plant that grows as a weed in fields and paths

moshable track

Slang

8.7

A loud fast song at a concert that makes people jump and push each other

track-to-track seek time

Specialized

7.5

Time a disk read/write head takes to move to the next data track

How Competitive

championship

683 2.5

track meet

7 3.4

track

129 1.6

fun run

7 2.1

Surface Forms

track singular

tracks plural

Etymology

Track literally means a path or course, so a running track is the lane or oval where athletes race. That is why the sport and the place for running are both called 'track'.