measure vs track

measure

verb
  • To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over. 

  • To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. 

  • To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement) 

  • To estimate the unit size of something. 

  • To adjust by a rule or standard. 

  • To judge, value, or appraise. 

  • To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off. 

  • To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments. 

noun
  • A unit of measurement. 

  • A piece of legislation. 

  • A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. 

  • Any of various standard units of capacity. 

  • An (unspecified) portion or quantity. 

  • A function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like. 

  • A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements. 

  • The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) 

  • A bed or stratum. 

  • A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.) 

  • A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. 

  • The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot. 

  • Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. 

  • A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance. 

track

verb
  • To traverse; to move across. 

  • To create music using tracker software. 

  • To make sense; to be consistent with known information 

  • To monitor the movement of a person or object. 

  • To create a musical recording (a track). 

  • To exhibit good cognitive function. 

  • To discover the location of a person or object by following traces. 

  • To make tracks on or to leave in the form of tracks. 

  • To tow. 

  • To match the movement or change of a person or object. 

  • To travel so that a moving object remains in shot. 

  • To follow the tracks of. 

  • To move. 

  • To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time. 

noun
  • A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. 

  • The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree. 

  • Physical course; way. 

  • The entire lower surface of the foot; said of birds, etc. 

  • The pitch. 

  • A road or other similar beaten path. 

  • The direction and progress of someone or something; path. 

  • Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring. 

  • A tract or area, such as of land. 

  • A song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence. 

  • The street, as a prostitute's place of work. 

  • A circular (never-ending) data storage unit on a side of magnetic or optical disk, divided into sectors. 

  • A themed set of talks within a conference. 

  • A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or animal. 

  • The way or rails along which a train moves. 

  • Sound stored on a record. 

  • The physical track on a record. 

  • A mark left by something that has passed along. 

  • The racing events of track and field; track and field in general. 

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