What does track mean?

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[n] a line or route along which something travels or moves(the hurricane demolished houses in its path the track of an animal the course of the river)[v] carry on the feet and deposit(track mud into the house)[n] evidence pointing to a possible solution(the police are following a promising

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[n] a line or route along which something travels or moves
(the hurricane demolished houses in its path the track of an animal the course of the river)

[v] carry on the feet and deposit
(track mud into the house)

[n] evidence pointing to a possible solution
(the police are following a promising lead the trail led straight to the perpetrator)

[v] observe or plot the moving path of something
(track a missile)

[n] a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels

[v] go after with the intent to catch
(The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit)

[n] a course over which races are run

[v] travel across or pass over
(The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day)

[n] a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
(he played the first cut on the cd the title track of the album)

[v] make tracks upon

[n] an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground

[n] (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

[n] a groove on a phonograph recording

[n] a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

[n] any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

[n] the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track

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