The difference between Ground and Track

When used as nouns, ground means the surface of the earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground, whereas track means a mark left by something that has passed along.

When used as verbs, ground means to connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground, whereas track means to observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time.

Ground is also adjective with the meaning: crushed, or reduced to small particles.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ground and Track

  1. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

  2. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    Terrain.

  3. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    Soil, earth.

    Examples:

    "The worm crawls through the ground."

    "The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground."

  4. Ground as a noun (countable):

    The bottom of a body of water.

  5. Ground as a noun:

    Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

  6. Ground as a noun:

    , (epistemic) , .

    Examples:

    "You will need to show good grounds for your action."

    "He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds."

  7. Ground as a noun:

    Background, context, framework, surroundings.

  8. Ground as a noun (historical):

    The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".

  9. Ground as a noun (metaphorical):

    Hence, by extension, advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.

  10. Ground as a noun:

    plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

    Examples:

    "crimson flowers on a white ground"

  11. Ground as a noun:

    In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

  12. Ground as a noun:

    In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

    Examples:

    "Brussels ground"

  13. Ground as a noun:

    In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

  14. Ground as a noun (architecture, mostly, in the plural):

    One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

    Examples:

    "Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."

  15. Ground as a noun (countable):

    A soccer stadium.

    Examples:

    "Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford."

  16. Ground as a noun (electricity, Canadian, and, US):

    An electrical conductor connected to the ground.

  17. Ground as a noun (electricity, Canadian, and, US):

    A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.

  18. Ground as a noun (countable, cricket):

    The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).

  19. Ground as a noun (music):

    A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

  20. Ground as a noun (music):

    The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Moore (Encyc.)"

  21. Ground as a noun:

    The pit of a theatre.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  1. Ground as a verb (US):

    To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: earth"

  2. Ground as a verb (transitive):

    To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: gate"

    "If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you."

    "Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!"

    "My kids are currently grounded from television."

  3. Ground as a verb (transitive):

    To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

    Examples:

    "Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."

  4. Ground as a verb:

    To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

    Examples:

    "Jim was grounded in maths."

  5. Ground as a verb (baseball):

    to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

    Examples:

    "Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat."

  6. Ground as a verb (cricket):

    (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out

  7. Ground as a verb (intransitive):

    To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

    Examples:

    "The ship grounded on the bar."

  8. Ground as a verb:

    To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

  9. Ground as a verb (fine arts):

    To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

  10. Ground as a verb:

    To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

    Examples:

    "I ground myself with meditation."

  1. Ground as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I ground the coffee up nicely."

  1. Ground as an adjective:

    Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: milled"

    "'ground mustard seed"

  2. Ground as an adjective:

    Processed by grinding.

    Examples:

    "lenses of ground glass"

  1. Track as a noun:

    A mark left by something that has passed along.

    Examples:

    "Follow the track of the ship."

    "Can you see any tracks in the snow?"

  2. Track as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "The fox tracks were still visible in the snow."

  3. Track as a noun:

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

  4. Track as a noun:

    A road or other similar beaten path.

    Examples:

    "Follow the track for a hundred metres."

  5. Track as a noun:

    Physical course; way.

    Examples:

    "Astronomers predicted the track of the comet."

  6. Track as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "The athletes ran round the track."

  7. Track as a noun:

    The direction and progress of someone or something; path.

  8. Track as a noun (railways):

    The way or rails along which a train moves.

    Examples:

    "They briefly closed the railway to remove debris found on the track."

  9. Track as a noun:

    A tract or area, such as of land.

  10. Track as a noun:

    Awareness of something, especially when arising from close monitoring.

  11. Track as a noun (automotive):

    The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree (also track width)

  12. Track as a noun (automotive):

    Short for caterpillar track.

  13. Track as a noun (cricket):

    The pitch.

  14. Track as a noun:

    Sound stored on a record.

  15. Track as a noun:

    The physical track on a record.

  16. Track as a noun (music):

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

    Examples:

    "My favourite track on the album is "Sunshine"."

  17. Track as a noun:

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

  18. Track as a noun (uncountable, sports):

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

    Examples:

    "I'm going to try out for track next week."

  19. Track as a noun:

    A session talk on a conference.

  1. Track as a verb (transitive):

    To continue observing over time. To observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time. To monitor the movement of a person or object. To match the movement or change of a person or object. To travel so that a moving object remains in shot. To move.

    Examples:

    "We will track the raven population over the next six months."

    "Agent Miles has been tracking the terrorist since Madrid."

    "My height tracks my father's at my age, so I might end up as tall as him."

    "The camera tracked the ball even as the field of play moved back and forth, keeping the action in shot the entire time."

    "The hurricane tracked further west than expected."

  2. Track as a verb (transitive):

    To follow the tracks of. To discover the location of a person or object. To leave in the form of tracks.

    Examples:

    "My uncle spent all day tracking the deer, whose hoofprints were clear in the mud."

    "I tracked Joe to his friend's bedroom, where he had spent the night."

    "In winter, my cat tracks mud all over the house."

  3. Track as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive):

    To create a musical recording (a track). To create music using tracker software.

    Examples:

    "Lil Kyle is gonna track with that DJ next week."

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