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record
/rɪ'kɔrd/
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Definitions of record
  1. verb
    register electronically
    "They recorded her singing"

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    tape
    Opposite:
    erase
    type of:
    enter put down
  2. noun
    sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

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    disc disk phonograph record phonograph recording platter
  3. verb
    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

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    read register show
    type of:
    indicate
  4. noun
    a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
    "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'" "his name is in all the record books"

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    book record book
    type of:
    fact
  5. verb
    be aware of

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    register
  6. noun
    the sum of recognized accomplishments
    "the lawyer has a good record" "the track record shows that he will be a good president"

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    track record
  7. noun
    a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
    "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court" "the prostitute had a record a mile long"

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    criminal record
    type of:
    list listing
  8. verb
    make a record of; set down in permanent form

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    enter put down
    type of:
    preserve save
  9. noun
    a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
    "they could find no record of the purchase"
    type of:
    document
  10. noun
    an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
    "he tied the Olympic record" "coffee production last year broke all previous records" "Chicago set the homicide record"
    type of:
    attainment
  11. noun
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
    "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
    type of:
    evidence
  12. noun
    the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
    "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
    type of:
    number
Examples of record
  • "They recorded her singing"
  • "Al Smith used to say, `Let's look at the record'"
  • "his name is in all the record books"
  • "the lawyer has a good record"
  • "the track record shows that he will be a good president"
  • "he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court"
  • "the prostitute had a record a mile long"
  • "they could find no record of the purchase"
  • "he tied the Olympic record"
  • "coffee production last year broke all previous records"
  • "Chicago set the homicide record"
  • "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
  • "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league"
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