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trace - Dictionary definition and meaning for trace

TRACE

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

  • (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

    synonyms : tracing

  • (noun) an indication that something has been present

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

    synonyms : shadow , tincture , vestige

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

  • (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"

    synonyms : ghost , touch

  • (noun) a just detectable amount

    "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

    synonyms : hint , suggestion

  • (verb) read with difficulty

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

    synonyms : decipher

  • (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"

    synonyms : follow

  • (verb) make a mark or lines on a surface

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

    synonyms : delineate , describe , draw , line

  • (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"

  • (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"

  • (verb) pursue or chase relentlessly

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

    synonyms : hound , hunt

  • (verb) to go back over again

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

    synonyms : retrace

  • (verb) discover traces of

    "She traced the circumstances of her birth"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


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