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laid tracks

laid tracks is the simple past and past participle of lay tracks.

Meaning of lay tracks

Verb

lay tracks (third-person singular simple present lays tracks, present participle laying tracks, simple past and past participle laid tracks)

  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
  2. Synonym of make tracks (“to leave or depart”).
    Synonyms:
    make tracks

Questions about laid tracks

What is laid tracks the simple past and past participle of?
Laid tracks is the simple past and past participle of lay tracks.

Words near laid tracks in the dictionary

  1. laid the smack down
  2. laid the table
  3. laid to
  4. laid to heart
  5. laid to rest
  6. laid tracks
  7. laid up
  8. laid up in lavender
  9. laid up with
  10. laid waste
  11. laid-back

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