tracks

Follows like hounds

Tracks are marks left by something passing—footprints, tire impressions, or the parallel rails that guide trains.

The verb means to follow such marks: Police tracked the suspect through the woods.

A track is also a path or course: a running track, a career track.

In music, a track is a single recorded song or an isolated audio channel.

To cover your tracks is to hide evidence of your actions.

To stop in your tracks is to halt suddenly.

On the wrong side of the tracks suggests a rough or poor neighborhood.

footprints

pawprints

Animal foot impressions

treadmarks · imprints · spoor · animal · wildlife · predator · prey · hunter · scent · trail

railway

locomotive

Railway pulling machine

conductor · signal · junction · depot · terminus · sleeper · railcar · caboose · timetable · station

music

album

Unified collection of recordings

recording · demo · remix · EP · LP · mixtape · runtime · skip · shuffle · repeat

vehicle

tire

Lose strength or energy

bulldozer · excavator · snowcat · marks · mud · skid · ruts · grooves · imprint · heavy

drugs

needle

Pointed implement for sewing

  • veinVessel toward heart
  • marksVisible signs or grades
  • scarsHealed wound tissue

injection · IV · intravenous · mainline · heroin · addict · arm · sleeve · visible · fresh

racing

lane

Designated travel strip

  • sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
  • relayStage-by-stage transmission
  • hurdlesFrames jumped in races

oval · cinder · rubberized · lap · straightaway · curve · finish · starting · blocks · field

trails

hiking

Recreational trail walking

  • pathRoute for traveling
  • trailPath through wilderness
  • dirtLoose dry earth

mountain · wilderness · ATV · snowmobile · ski · cross-country · nature · forest · marked · unmarked

Categories
Opposites
following/pursuit

tracksleads

Goes in front

flees · escapes · guides · evades · eludes

path type

tracksroads

Paved paths for vehicles

highways · paved roads · streets · open terrain · off-road

evidence/traces

tracksconceals

Keeps from being seen

erases · leaves no trace · covers up · vanishes · obscures

Phrases
Family

track, trace, traces, tracking, tracing, tracked, tracker, track down, trackless

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G