TRACK, noun 1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as the track of a ship, a wake; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or sleigh. 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast. Savages are said to be wonderfully sagacious in finding the tracks of men in the forest. 3. A road; a beaten path. Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. 4. Course; way; as the track of a comet. TRACK, verb transitive To follow when guided by a trace, or by the footsteps, or marks of the feet; as, to track a deer in the snow. 1. To tow; to draw a boat on the water in a canal.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI