tracking
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈtrækɪŋ/
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- The tracking of wildlife helps scientists understand their movements and habits.
- tracking a runner
- tracking in pursuit
- tracking animals
There was a whole host of hunting and tracking myths that I always wanted to try on the show.
- There was a whole host of hunting and tracking myths that I always wanted to try on the show.
Examples
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I put a tracking collar on her.
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There was a whole host of hunting and tracking myths that I always wanted to try on the show.
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I eat what I kill, and the sport is in the tracking and the hunting, not in the kill.
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I'm gonna put a tracking device on that kid.
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There were people on Ascension Island doing tracking, for example.
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We would implant a tracking device in your arm.
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I did my tracking and I sprung my trap.
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They'd gone to obedience trials, tracking tests, and nursing home visits.
Fiction book (1997) -
He learned the art of tracking by following animal footprints in the snow.
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The detective focused on tracking the suspect's movements through the city.
Synonyms
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1.0
A pursuit to catch someone or something
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4.0
To follow and try to catch someone or something
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2.2
Looking carefully to find something or someone
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6.1
Following an animal quietly to get near it before you hunt it
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7.1
To follow someone without their knowledge to watch where they go
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7.9
A quiet hunt in which a hunter moves slowly to catch an animal
Following tracks to find a person or animal
The act of going after someone to catch them
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Morphology
Etymology
The word tracking comes from track, which once meant a 'path' or 'footprint' on the ground, so tracking is literally following those marks to find a person or animal.