Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tracking

1 sense of tracking

Sense 1
trailing, tracking -- (the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind)
       => 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")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb track

5 senses of track

Sense 1
track -- (carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house")
       => bring in, introduce -- (bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor")

Sense 2
track -- (observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile")
       => observe -- (watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals")

Sense 3
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")
       => pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")

Sense 4
traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across -- (travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day")
       => pass, go through, go across -- (go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind")

Sense 5
track -- (make tracks upon)
       => make, create -- (make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor")

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