| record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
| track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track
running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
branch line
spur track
spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| cinder track | a racetrack paved with fine cinders |
| dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
| half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
| half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
| laugh track | prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show |
racetrack
racecourse
raceway track | a course over which races are run |
railroad track
railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
track
cart track
cartroad | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
track rail rails
runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
| track | a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
| track | a groove on a phonograph recording |
| track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
track caterpillar track
caterpillar tread | an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
trail bike
dirt bike
scrambler | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension, an offoad motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground |
tramline
tramway
streetcar track | the track on which trams or streetcars run |
| inside track | a favorable position in a competition, the boss's son had the inside track for that job |
lead
track
trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution, the police are following a promising lead, the trail led straight to the perpetrator |
| cut track | 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 |
scandal
dirt
malicious gossip | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
| track meet | a track and field competition between two or more teams |
| track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
| inside track | the inner side of a curved racecourse |
path
track
course | 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 |
| track star | a star runner |
worm
louse
insect
dirt ball | a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
broad-leaved plantain common plantain
white-man's foot
whiteman's foot
cart-track plant
Plantago major | common European perennial naturalized worldwide, a troublesome weed |
| pay dirt | a profitable success, the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt |
dirt
filth grime
soil
stain
grease
grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
| soil dirt | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
crap
dirt shit
shite
poop
turd | obscene terms for feces |
| pay dirt | ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner |
| track-to-track seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read
write head to move to an adjacent data track |
| keep track | keep informed of fully aware, I keep track of the stock market developments |
| lose track | fail to keep informed or aware, She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volume |
dish the dirt
gossip | wag one's tongue, speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies, She won't dish the dirt |
hunt
run hunt down
track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals), Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland, The dogs are running deer, The Duke hunted in these woods |
| track | make tracks upon |
hit the dirt
hit the deck | fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger, The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire |
traverse
track cover
cross
pass over get over
get across
cut through
cut across | travel across or pass over, The caravan covered almostmiles each day |
chase
chase after
trail
tail
tag
give chase
dog
go after track | go after with the intent to catch, The policeman chased the mugger down the alley, the dog chased the rabbit |
| track | carry on the feet and deposit, track mud into the house |
| track | observe or plot the moving path of something, track a missile |
off the beaten track(p)
out-of-the-way(a) | remote from populous or much-traveled regions, they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort |
| dirt cheap | very cheap, a dirt cheap property |