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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

lay tracks en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To arrange soundtracks in their correct sequence and position relative to the image.
    • There is plenty of scope for skill in laying tracks so that the mixing is easy. 1947, Ken Cameron, Sound and the Documentary Film, page 82:
    • In terms of economic utility, it ranks right up there with ultrafast lenses, since laying tracks is the second most time-consuming activity in film production (and the Steadicam eliminates the need for them). 2013, James Monaco, How To Read a Film: Technology: Image & Sound:
  2. Synonym of make tracks (“to leave or depart”).

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lays tracks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
laid tracks Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
laid tracks Tense=Past lexicographic
laying tracks Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

make tracks