"off-track" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From off- + track. Etymology templates: {{af|en|off-|track}} off- + track Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} off-track (not comparable)
  1. Away from an intended route; wayward. Tags: not-comparable Related terms (wayward): off the beaten track
    Sense id: en-off-track-en-adj-DhZ0mGUG Categories (other): English terms prefixed with off- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'wayward': 95 5
  2. (of gambling) Conducted away from a racetrack. Tags: not-comparable Related terms (racetrack): trackside
    Sense id: en-off-track-en-adj-DdBe1EOn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with off-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with off-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of 'racetrack': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: offtrack

Alternative forms

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