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trace vs track

track vs trace

trace and track both are nouns.

trace and track both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trace Yes No Yes No
track Yes No Yes No
As verbs, track is a hypernym of trace; that is, track is a word with a broader meaning than trace:
  • trace: pursue or chase relentlessly
  • track: go after with the intent to catch
Other hypernyms of trace include chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, trail.
trace (noun) track (noun)
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
an indication that something has been present a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a suggestion of some quality a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle a groove on a phonograph recording
a just detectable amount (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
a course over which races are run
an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
a line or route along which something travels or moves
trace (verb) track (verb)
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something make tracks upon
read with difficulty go after with the intent to catch
make a mark or lines on a surface travel across or pass over
copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of carry on the feet and deposit
pursue or chase relentlessly observe or plot the moving path of something
to go back over again
make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
discover traces of
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