1. (noun)
trace, hint, suggestion
a just detectable amount
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
2. (noun)
trace, vestige, tincture, shadow
an indication that something has been present
"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
3. (noun)
touch, trace, ghost
a suggestion of some quality
"there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
4. (noun)
tracing, trace
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
5. (noun)
trace
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
6. (noun)
trace
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
7. (verb)
trace, follow
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
"We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
8. (verb)
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
make a mark or lines on a surface
"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
9. (verb)
trace, retrace
to go back over again
"we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
10. (verb)
hound, hunt, trace
pursue or chase relentlessly
"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
11. (verb)
trace
discover traces of
"She traced the circumstances of her birth"
12. (verb)
trace
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"
13. (verb)
trace
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"
14. (verb)
decipher, trace
read with difficulty
"Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
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Definition of 'trace'
