Synonyms for track

noun

1. A prepared way

   path, course, road, route, trail, lane, roadway, passage, towpath, pathway, clearing, cut, alley, avenue, walk; see also railroad.

   Types of tracks include: railroad, cinder, race, turf, rail, field, cablecar, train, el, elevated train, running, bicycle, subway, trolley; monorail, third rail.

2. Evidence left in passage

   footprint, trace, vestige, impression, tire track, mark, footmark, spoor, trail, imprint, remnant, record, indication, print, fingerprint, sign, remains, memorial, token, symbol, clue, scent, wake, monument; see also step 3.

keep track of

lose track of

make tracks*

off the track

the wrong side of the tracks*

verb

1. To follow by evidence

   hunt, pursue, smell out, add up, put together, trail, follow, trace, follow the scent, follow a clue, follow footprints, draw an inference, piece together, dog, be hot on the trail of*, tail*, shadow*.

2. To dirty with tracks

   leave footprints, leave mud, muddy, stain, filth, soil, besmear, spatter, leave a trail of dirt, draggle; see also dirty.

3. To follow in alignment

   move in a straight line, keep in a groove, keep in line, move in the same line, follow the track, run straight.