Track vs Stretch - What's the difference?
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A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel.
A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint.
The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc.
A road; a beaten path.
Course; way; as, the track of a comet.
A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.
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(railways) The permanent way; the rails.
A tract or area, as of land.
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(automotive) The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)
(automotive) Short for caterpillar track.
(cricket) The pitch.
Sound stored on a record.
The physical track on a record.
(music) A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence
Circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors.
(uncountable, sports) The racing events of track and field; track and field in general.
A session talk on a conference.
To observe the (measured) state of an object over time
To monitor the movement of a person or object.
To discover the location of a person or object (usually in the form track down ).
To follow the tracks of.
To leave in the form of tracks.
(label) To lengthen by pulling.
(label) To lengthen when pulled.
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(label) To pull tight.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
(label) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
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(label) To extend to a limit point
(label) To increase.
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(label) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
An act of stretching.
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief.
A segment of a journey or route.
(label) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
(label) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
A length of time.
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(label) A term of address for a tall person
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*:“Hey, Stretch ,” he shouted at a tall, spectacled co-worker, “turn the fucking station, will you? You know I can't stand Rush, and it's all they play on this one. If I hear those assholes whine 'Tom Sawyer' one more time, I may go on a fucking killing spree.
In transitive terms the difference between track and stretch
is that track is to leave in the form of tracks while stretch is to increase.track
English
Noun
(en noun)- small tracks of ground
Synonyms
* (mark left by something that has passed along) trace, trail, wake * (mark or impression left by the foot) footprint * (entire lower surface of the foot) * path, road, way * (course) course, path, trajectory, way * course, racetrack * (the permanent way) rails, railway, train tracks, tracks * (tract or area) area, parcel, region, tract * (distance between two opposite wheels) track width * ground, pitch * (sound stored on a record) recording * (physical track on a record) groove * (circular data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk) * (track and field) athletics, track and fieldDerived terms
* * album track * beaten track * fast track * half-track * half-tracker * lose track * mid-track * mommy track * off the beaten track * on the right track * on track * one-track mind * railroad track * railway track * reserved track * tenure-track * title track * track and field * trackball * track-mounted * trackpad * track record * track spike * track width * train track * tram trackSee also
* path * trailVerb
(en verb)- My uncle spent all day tracking the deer.
- In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house.
Synonyms
* (observe the state of an object over time) monitor * (monitor the movement of a person or object) follow * (discover the location of a person or object) find, locate, trace, track downDerived terms
* track down * tracking shotstretch
English
Verb
- The inner membrane because it would stretch and yield, remained unbroken.
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- a man apt to stretch in his report of facts
- The ship stretched to the eastward.
Noun
(es)- I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang.
- To say crossing the street was brave was quite a stretch.
- That rubber band has quite a bit of stretch.
- It's a bit of a stretch to call Boris Karloff a comedian.
- It was an easy trip except for the last stretch , which took forever.
- He did a 7-year stretch in jail.
- After the harvest there was a stretch of clear dry weather, and the animals toiled harder than ever