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 |
pursuit chase pursual following | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture, the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit |
pastime interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
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 |
rat race | an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation |
race riot | a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community |
genocide race murder racial extermination | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
racerunner race runner six-lined racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus | very swift lizard of eastern and central United States |
racehorse race horse bangtail | a horse bred for racing |
world human race humanity humankind human beings humans mankind man | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth, all the world loves a lover, she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
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 |
racer race car racing car | a fast car that competes in races |
racetrack racecourse raceway track | a course over which races are run |
raceway race | a canal for a current of water |
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 |
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 |
right to the pursuit of happiness | the right to try to find happiness |
pursuit pursuance quest | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria, the pursuit of love, life is more than the pursuance of fame, a quest for wealth |
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 |
race | a contest of speed, the race is to the swift |
automobile race auto race car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles |
bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles |
boat race | a race between people rowing or driving boats |
chariot race | a race between ancient chariots |
sailingace yacht race | a race between crews of people in yachts |
footrace foot race run | a race run on foot, she broke the record for the half-mile run |
Iditarod Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race | an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail |
horse race | a contest of speed between horses, usually held for the purpose of betting |
claiming race | a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race |
selling race | a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction |
harness race harness racing | a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing |
stake race | a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race |
obstacle race | a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles |