trace

/trˈeɪs/

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Noun
a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
Noun
an indication that something has been present; "there wasn''t a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
Noun
a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
Noun
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Noun
either of two lines that connect a horse''s harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Noun
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Verb
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student''s progress"
Verb
make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
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to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
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pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
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discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
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make one''s course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
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copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
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read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
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