"foretrack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foretracks [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + track. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|fore-|track}} fore- + track Head templates: {{en-noun}} foretrack (plural foretracks)
  1. A track made beforehand or in advance.
    Sense id: en-foretrack-en-noun-Ts~a-L4V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 12 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 40 19 37 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 13 44 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 15 44 1
  2. A track made by the forelegs of an animal.
    Sense id: en-foretrack-en-noun-Hye3kw~7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 12 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 40 19 37 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 13 44 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 15 44 1

Verb

Forms: foretracks [present, singular, third-person], foretracking [participle, present], foretracked [participle, past], foretracked [past]
Etymology: From fore- + track. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|fore-|track}} fore- + track Head templates: {{en-verb}} foretrack (third-person singular simple present foretracks, present participle foretracking, simple past and past participle foretracked)
  1. (transitive) To track beforehand or in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foretrack-en-verb-99NNqPwB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 12 45 1 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 40 19 37 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 13 44 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 15 44 1
  2. (transitive) To track in a forward direction. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-foretrack-en-verb-gnZqvEGf

Inflected forms

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