one-track

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌwʌnˈtræk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wun′trak′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈone-ˌtrack,  adj. [before a noun]
  1. unable or unwilling to deal or work with more than one idea, subject, etc., at one time:a one-track mind.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
one-track  (wun′trak′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having only one track.
  2. unable or unwilling to cope with more than one idea, action, etc., at a time;
    narrow:a one-track mind.
  • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
one-track
  1. obsessed with one idea, subject, etc
  2. having or consisting of a single track
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