The difference between Track and Wake

When used as nouns, track means a mark left by something that has passed along, whereas wake means the act of waking, or state of being awake.

When used as verbs, track means to observe the (measured) state of a person or object over time, whereas wake means (often followed by up) to stop sleeping.

check bellow for the other definitions of Track and Wake

  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."

  1. Wake as a verb (intransitive):

    (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.

    Examples:

    "I woke up at four o'clock this morning."

  2. Wake as a verb (transitive):

    (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

    Examples:

    "The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."

  3. Wake as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.

  4. Wake as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.

  5. Wake as a verb:

    To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.

  6. Wake as a verb:

    To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.

  7. Wake as a verb:

    To be or remain awake; not to sleep.

  8. Wake as a verb (obsolete):

    To be alert; to keep watch

  9. Wake as a verb (obsolete):

    To sit up late for festive purposes; to hold a night revel.

  1. Wake as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

    The act of waking, or state of being awake.

  2. Wake as a noun:

    The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

  1. Wake as a noun:

    A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

  2. Wake as a noun (historical, Church of England):

    An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.

  1. Wake as a noun:

    The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.

  2. Wake as a noun:

    The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.

  3. Wake as a noun (figuratively):

    The area behind something, typically a rapidly moving object.

  1. Wake as a noun:

    A number of vultures assembled together.

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