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List of meaning for trace

to reproduce a design or word by rewriting or re-sketching it onto the piece of paper or other surface

trace, hint, suggestion(noun)

a just detectable amount

"he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

trace, vestige, tincture, shadow(noun)

an indication that something has been present

"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

touch, trace, ghost(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"

tracing, trace(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

trace(noun)

either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

trace(verb)

a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

trace, follow(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"

trace, draw, line, describe, delineate(verb)

make a mark or lines on a surface

"draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

trace, retrace(verb)

to go back over again

"we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"

hound, hunt, trace(verb)

pursue or chase relentlessly

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

trace(verb)

discover traces of

"She traced the circumstances of her birth"

trace(verb)

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"

trace(verb)

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"

decipher, trace(verb)

read with difficulty

"Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it

the wolf came and went without leaving a trace on the hard, dry ground

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

an old trace that dates back to the days of the covered wagon

a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps

stay on the trace, or you'll get lost in these thick woods

a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

a ship that appears to have vanished without a trace on the high seas

a very small amount

doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case

an almost imperceptible sign of something

there didn't seem to be so much as a trace of the truth to anything he said

the mark or impression made by a foot

followed the traces of the deer into the deep woods

to draw or make apparent the outline of

trace your hand onto this piece of paper

to go after or on the track of

police traced the burglar back to his apartment, where they discovered a ton of stolen loot

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