untrack

verb

un·​track ˌən-ˈtrak How to pronounce untrack (audio)
untracked; untracking; untracks

transitive verb

: to cause to escape from a slump
couldn't get untracked and played poorly throughout the game

Examples of untrack in a Sentence

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The Dolphins mortgaged chunks of their future last offseason, in laudable efforts to untrack Tua. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023 Stanford took a while to get untracked against Cal on Thursday night at Maples Pavilion, but the Bears seemingly didn’t get untracked at all. Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 2 Jan. 2020 Sunday was another important step for Lock (now 3-1 as the starter) and the running game got untracked after recent struggles. Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019 Allowed to get untracked early, his long-range shooting ruined many effective defensive possessions with his quick release and pure shooting stroke. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2019 See all Example Sentences for untrack 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of untrack was in 1939

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“Untrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrack. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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