track vs watch

track

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

  • 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 traverse; to move across. 

  • 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. 

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. 

watch

verb
  • To observe over a period of time; to notice or pay attention. 

  • To mind, attend, or guard. 

  • To be wary or cautious of. 

  • To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place. 

  • To be vigilant or on one's guard. 

  • To look at, see, or view for a period of time. 

  • To remain awake with a sick or dying person; to maintain a vigil. 

  • To act as a lookout. 

  • To attend to dangers to or regarding. 

noun
  • A portable or wearable timepiece. 

  • The act of guarding and observing someone or something. 

  • A period of wakefulness between the two sleeps of a biphasic sleep pattern (the dead sleep or first sleep and morning sleep or second sleep): the first waking. 

  • The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept. 

  • A particular time period when guarding is kept. 

  • A person or group of people who guard. 

  • A period of time on duty, usually four hours in length; the officers and crew who tend the working of a vessel during the same watch. (FM 55–501). 

  • The act of seeing, or viewing, for a period of time. 

  • A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch. 

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