track vs run down

run down vs track

track is a noun but run down is not a noun.

track and run down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
track	Yes	No	Yes	No
run down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run down is a hyponym of track; that is, run down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than track:

track: go after with the intent to catch
run down: pursue until captured

Other hyponyms of track include tree, quest, hound, hunt, trace.

track (noun)	run down (noun)
the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels
a groove on a phonograph recording
(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

track (verb)	run down (verb)
make tracks upon	use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
go after with the intent to catch	injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
travel across or pass over	pursue until captured
carry on the feet and deposit	move downward
observe or plot the moving path of something	examine hastily
	deplete
	trace

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