Trace

verb

treɪs

Noun

a just detectable amount
“he speaks French with a trace of an accent”
Similar:HintSuggestion Tint
an indication that something has been present
“there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim”
Similar:Shadow Tincture Vestige
Type of:IndicantIndication
a suggestion of some quality
Similar:Ghost Touch
Type of:SuggestionProfferProposition
a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Similar:Tracing
Type of:Drawing
a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Type of:PrintMark
either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Type of:Line

to go back over again
“we retraced the route we took last summer”
“trace your path”
Similar:Retrace
Type of:Return
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
“trace the student's progress”
“trace one's ancestry”
Similar:Follow
Type of:StudyAnalyseAnalyze
make a mark or lines on a surface
“trace the outline of a figure in the sand”
Similar:Delineate Describe Draw Line
Type of:Mark
pursue or chase relentlessly
“The hunters traced the deer into the woods”
Similar:Hound Hunt
Type of:TrailDogChase
read with difficulty
“The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs”
Similar:Decipher
Type of:Read
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”
Type of:Re-createCopy
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”
Type of:ContinueProceed
discover traces of
“She traced the circumstances of her birth”
Type of:NoticeDiscoverDetect