tract

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/tɹækt/

noun 5verb 3

Collocations

ADJ.

deep, digestive, gastrointestinal, huge, isolated, lonely, narrow, respiratory

The doctor examined the patient's digestive tract to find the source of the pain.

VERB + TRACT

affects, footing, manners, protect, situated, unexplored

The research team decided to protect the vast forest tract from illegal logging operations.

TRACT + NOUN

earth, infection, sea, woodland

Large tracts of woodland have been destroyed by the forest fires this summer.

PREP.

about, in

The farmer owns a large tract of land in the countryside.

Definitions

noun

An area or expanse.

an unexplored tract of sea

the deep tract of hell

A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.

A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.

A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.

The church clergy at that writ the best collection of tracts against popery that ever appeared.

A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.

verb

To pursue, follow; to track.

Where may that treachour then (said he) be found, / Or by what meanes may I his footing tract?

To draw out; to protract.

Speak to me , muse , the man , who after Troy was sack'd , Saw many towns and men , and could their manners tract.

verb

To treat, discourse, negotiate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through

pathway

noun — a brief treatise on a subject of interest

pamphlet

noun — an extended area of land

parcel

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

an unexplored tract of sea

Wiktionary

the deep tract of hell

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a very high mountain joined to the mainland by a narrow tract of earth

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Where may that treachour then (said he) be found, / Or by what meanes may I his footing tract?

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Speak to me , muse , the man , who after Troy was sack'd , Saw many towns and men , and could their manners tract.

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Millions of beneficial organisms live in the human digestive tract.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, tract is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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