Noun | 1. | trace - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" Synonyms: suggestion, hint |
2. | trace - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" | |
3. | trace - 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. | trace - drawing created by tracing Synonyms: tracing | |
5. | trace - either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree | |
6. | trace - a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle | |
Verb | 1. | trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" Synonyms: follow |
2. | trace - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" | |
3. | trace - to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" Synonyms: retrace | |
4. | trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" | |
5. | trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" | |
6. | 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 drak forest"; "The women traced the pasture" | |
7. | 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" | |
8. | trace - read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" Synonyms: decipher |