n. 1 line, rail(s), way, railway, US railroad New track was laid between London and Manchester 2 path, trail, route, footpath, course, road, street, alley A rough track leads over Sty Head Pass Are you sure you're on the right track? 3 spoor, trail, footprint(s), print(s), trace(s), footmark(s), scent, slot, wake The last time I saw him he was following the track of a yeti 4 keep track of. trace, track, keep an eye on, follow, pursue, monitor, supervise, oversee, keep up with or on, watch, keep a record of or on, record Using an electronic tag, we were able to keep track of the animal's movements 5 lose track of. lose, misplace, mislay, lose sight of, forget She lost track of some important papers I lost track of what I was saying.
v. 6 follow, dog, pursue, trace, stalk, shadow, trail, hunt down, chase, Colloq tail She was tracked to Istanbul, where they lost her 7 See 4, above. 8 track down. find, seek out, ferret out, hunt down, trace, catch, apprehend, capture, smell or sniff out, run to earth or ground, Colloq run down We finally tracked him down at his mother's house in Putney