Meaning & use
track suit
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Meaning
nouncountable
A loose two-piece outfit of trousers and a matching jacket or top, worn for exercise or casual comfort.
Grammar: Singular even though it has two pieces: a tracksuit is warm.
Patterns
- wear a track suit
- a track suit for something
She put on a track suit before her morning run.
The team walked out in matching blue track suits.
He wore a track suit to the airport because it was comfortable.
Word forms
| plural | track suits |
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Common combinations
- wear a track suit
- He likes to wear a track suit at home.
- matching track suit
- The sisters bought matching track suits.
- velour track suit
- A velour track suit was fashionable in the early 2000s.
- track suit bottoms
- Cold evenings call for track suit bottoms.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sweatsuit
- Sweatsuit is the standard American term and tends to mean soft cotton, whereas track suit may be lighter and more athletic.
- warm-up suit
- Warm-up suit stresses use before or between sports, while track suit is a general casual outfit.
- jogging suit
- Jogging suit is a slightly dated term for running wear, whereas track suit is still current.
Word family
Commonly confused: track suit or jumpsuit?
track suit vs jumpsuit
A jumpsuit is a single garment joined at the waist, while a track suit has two separate pieces.
Practice
Which place would a person most likely wear a track suit?
Choose one answer.
A track suit is casual exercise clothing, so a jog fits. It is too informal for weddings, courtrooms or interviews.
Make it your own
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