1. (

• trailing ,
• tracking

) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind ;

1. (

• track ,

) carry on the feet and deposit; "track mud into the house" ;

2. (

• track

) observe or plot the moving path of something; "track a missile" ;

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" ;

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" ;

5. (

• track

) make tracks upon ;