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| Main Entry: |
track/track down
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | follow, pursue |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, be hot on the trail, beat the bushes, bird-dog, bring to light, capture, catch, chase, cover, dig up, discover, do, dog footsteps of, dog*, draw an inference, expose, ferret out, find, go after, hunt, piece together, put together, run down, scout, shadow, smell out, sniff out, stalk, stick to, tail, trace, trail, travel, traverse, unearth |
| Antonyms: | run away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trailing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | following |
| Synonyms: | hunting, tracking |
| Main Entry: | chase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run after, pursue |
| Synonyms: | bird-dog, charge, chivy, course, drive, drive away, expel, follow, go after, hound, hunt, run down, rush, seek, shag, speed, take off after, tear, track, track down, trail |
| Antonyms: | escape, retreat, run away |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel across area |
| Synonyms: | cross, do, journey over, pass over, pass through, range, track, traverse, trek |
| Main Entry: | do |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | travel, visit |
| Synonyms: | cover, explore, journey, look at, pass through, stop in, tour, track, traverse |
| Main Entry: | dog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase after; bother |
| Synonyms: | bedog, haunt, hound, plague, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, track, trail, trouble |
| Antonyms: | leave alone, let go |
| Main Entry: | follow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trail, pursue physically |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bring up the rear, catenate, chase, come with, concatenate, convoy, dog the footsteps of, dog*, draggle, escort, freeze, give chase, go after, go with, hound, hunt, onto, persecute, put a tail on, run after, run down, schlepp along, search, seek, shadow, shag, spook, stalk, stick to, string along, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take out after, track |
| Notes: | follow means to travel behind, go after, or come after; succeed means to come next in time or succession, follow after another or to attain success, reach a goal |
| Antonyms: | go before, lead, precede |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase for killing |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes, bird-dog, capture, course, dog, drag, drive, fish, follow, give chase, grouse, gun for, gun*, hawk, heel, hound, kill, look for, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, scratch around, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, stalk, start, track, trail |
| Antonyms: | let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meditate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contemplate |
| Synonyms: | brood over, cogitate, consider, deliberate, design, devise, dream, entertain idea, figure, have in mind, intend, moon*, mull over, muse, plan, ponder, purpose, put on thinking cap, puzzle over, reflect, revolve, roll, ruminate, say to oneself, scheme, speculate, study, think, think deeply, think over, track, view, weigh |
| Antonyms: | dismiss, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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