tra ck re c|ord (track records ) N‑COUNT If you talk about the track record of a person, company, or product, you are referring to their past performance, achievements, or failures in it. □ [+ in ] The job needs someone with a good track record in investment. [Also + of ]
track|suit /træ ksuːt/ (tracksuits ) also track suit N‑COUNT A tracksuit is a loose, warm suit consisting of trousers and a top which people wear to relax and to do exercise. [BRIT ] in AM, use sweatsuit
tract /træ kt/ (tracts )
1 N‑COUNT A tract of land is a very large area of land. □ [+ of ] A vast tract of land is ready for development.
2 N‑COUNT A tract is a short article expressing a strong opinion on a religious, moral, or political subject in order to try to influence people's attitudes. □ She produced a feminist tract, 'Comments on Birth-Control', in 1930.
3 N‑COUNT A tract is a system of organs and tubes in an animal's or person's body that has a particular function, especially the function of processing a substance in the body. [MEDICAL ] □ Foods are broken down in the digestive tract. □ …urinary tract infections.
trac|table /træ ktəb ə l/ ADJ If you say that a person, problem, or device is tractable , you mean that they can be easily controlled or dealt with. [FORMAL ] □ …the country's least tractable social problems.
trac|tion /træ kʃ ə n/
1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft in N ] Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction . □ Isabelle's legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Traction is a particular form of power that makes a vehicle move.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Traction is the grip that something has on the ground, especially the wheels of a vehicle.
trac|tor /træ ktə r / (tractors ) N‑COUNT A tractor is a farm vehicle that is used to pull farm machinery and to provide the energy needed for the machinery to work.
trad /træ d/ N‑UNCOUNT Trad or trad jazz is a kind of jazz based on the jazz that was played in the 1920s. [BRIT ]
trade ◆◆◆ /tre I d/ (trades , trading , traded )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. □ The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade. □ …negotiations on a new international trade agreement. □ [+ with ] Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.
2 VERB When people, firms, or countries trade , they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves. □ [V ] They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices. □ [V + with ] Australia and New Zealand trade extensively with each other. □ [V + in ] He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years. ● trad|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ Trading on the stock exchange may be suspended.
3 N‑COUNT A trade is a particular area of business or industry. □ They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years. □ …the arms trade.
4 N‑COUNT [oft poss N , oft by N ] Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time. □ He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea. □ Allyn was a jeweller by trade.
5 VERB If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing. [mainly AM ] □ [V n + for ] They traded land for goods and money. □ [V n] Kids used to trade baseball cards. □ [V n + with ] They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster. ● N‑COUNT Trade is also a noun. □ [+ with ] I am willing to make a trade with you. [in BRIT, use exchange ]
6 VERB If you trade places with someone or if the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours. [mainly AM ] □ [V n + with ] Mike asked George to trade places with him so he could ride with Tod. □ [V n] The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
7 VERB In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another. [AM ] □ [be V -ed] He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees. □ [V n] The A's have not won a game since they traded him. in BRIT, use transfer 8 VERB If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes. [mainly AM ] □ [V n] Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard. □ [V n + with ] They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
▸ trade down PHRASAL VERB If someone trades down , they sell something such as their car or house and buy a less expensive one. □ [V P + to ] They are selling their five-bedroom house and trading down to a two-bedroom cottage.
▸ trade in
1 PHRASAL VERB If you trade in an old car or appliance, you give it to the person you are buying a new one from so that you pay less. □ [V n P ] For his birthday he was given a trumpet, but he traded it in for a guitar. □ [V P n] She's decided to trade in her Volvo for a Volkswagen.
2 → see also trade-in