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tracksuit

tracksuit

9 1.3
A set of loose, comfortable clothes with a jacket and pants for exercise
  • noun
  • /ˈtræksuːt/
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  • I wore my favorite tracksuit while exercising at the gym.
  • velour tracksuit
  • blue tracksuit
  • Adidas tracksuit

So he was in his standard issue prison grey tracksuit.

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Examples

  • After a long day, I love to relax in my comfortable tracksuit.

  • Next, I have this gorgeous, gorgeous tracksuit from River Island and I this is so much nicer in real life than I was expecting it to be.

  • And I never had a tracksuit in my life.

    Team Coco

  • Let me, I'll just say, do you want a tracksuit for Christmas from them?

  • Before that was just getting on that plane to go to be at that Games, to have that tracksuit was a great honour.

  • No, I'm not wearing the best tracksuit for this, but I think we'll be all right.

  • This time, it was like they were trying too hard, and you saw your mum in that tracksuit.

    The Underneath (1995)

  • A tall black guy in a dark blue tracksuit with a baseball cap turned around on his head was standing in the bar.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • As soon as I put on my first Juicy tracksuit, I was obsessed.

  • Women in bright tracksuits cheer.

    Fiction book (2002)

Synonyms

sportswear
vstracksuit
9 1.3

Clothes you wear for sport or casual activity

is the narrower matching jacket and pants set used during exercise
sweatsuit
vstracksuit
  • US
5 1.1

A matching set of comfortable clothes with a top and pants for exercise or relaxing

is a jacket and pants set meant mainly for sports
sweat suit
vstracksuit
  • US
5 2.0

A matching set of loose, comfortable clothes with sweatpants and a sweatshirt for exercise or casual wear

is the same idea but often written as one joined form
running suit
vstracksuit
1 2.1

A matching jacket and pants worn for running or exercise

is a broader exercise jacket and pants set not limited to running
athletic wear
vstracksuit
1 2.7

Clothes people wear for sports or exercise and often for comfort

is the specific matching jacket and pants outfit used during sports
gym suit
vstracksuit
  • US
1 1.7

A set of clothes worn for exercise class, usually a shirt and shorts

is a two piece jacket and pants outfit used for sports and exercise
sweats
vstracksuit
  • US
2.0

Loose soft pants and a matching top worn for exercise or at home

is more sports-focused jacket and pants set for exercise
workout suit
vstracksuit
  • US
1.4

A set of loose, comfortable clothes worn for exercise

is a general jacket and pants outfit typically used for sports

How Athletic

sportswear
9 1.3
tracksuit
9 1.3
gym suit
  • US
1 1.7
T-shirt
400 1.0

Surface Forms

tracksuit singular
tracksuits plural

Morphology

tracksuit = track + suit (transparent) = track + suit

A straightforward compound meaning 'a suit for the track' (clothing for athletic use); components are common words and the derivation is obvious to learners.

Etymology

Tracksuit comes from joining track, which means 'running path', and suit, which means 'a set of clothes'. It was used for the jacket-and-pants people wore on the track, so tracksuit now means the comfortable two-piece outfit for sports or exercise.