Trace
WordNet
noun
(1) Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
(2) A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
(3) An indication that something has been present
"There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
"A tincture of condescension"
(4) A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
(5) A suggestion of some quality
"There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"
"He detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
(6) A just detectable amount
"He speaks French with a trace of an accent"
verb
(7) Read with difficulty
"Can you decipher this letter?"
"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
(8) Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
"Trace the student's progress"
(9) Make a mark or lines on a surface
"Draw a line"
"Trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
(10) 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"
(11) 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"
(12) Pursue or chase relentlessly
"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
"The detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
(13) To go back over again
"We retraced the route we took last summer"
"Trace your path"
(14) Discover traces of
"She traced the circumstances of her birth"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- An act of tracing.
- Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.
- A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
- A very small amount.
- An electric current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.
- An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.
- The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
Verb
Verb form
trace
- first-, third-person singular indicative present of tracer
- first-, third-person singular subjunctive present of tracer
- second-person singular imperative of tracer