trace

Definitions

1. 1noun

   One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

2. 2transitive verb

   A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.

3. 3transitive verb

   A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.

4. 4transitive verb

   A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.

5. 5transitive verb

   The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

6. 6transitive verb

   The ground plan of a work or works.

7. 7transitive verb

   To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing.

8. 8transitive verb

   To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens.

9. 9transitive verb

   Hence, to follow the trace or track of.

10. 10transitive verb

    To copy; to imitate.

11. 11transitive verb

    To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.

12. 12intransitive verb

    To walk; to go; to travel.

13. 13noun

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

14. 14noun

    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
15. 15noun

    an indication that something has been present

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

    "a tincture of condescension"

    Synonyms

    shadowtincturevestige
16. 16noun

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

17. 17noun

    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

    ghosttouch
18. 18noun

    a just detectable amount

    "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

    Synonyms

    hintsuggestion
19. 19verb

    read with difficulty

    "Can you decipher this letter?"

    "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

    Synonyms

    decipher
20. 20verb

    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
21. 21verb

    make a mark or lines on a surface

    "draw a line"

    "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

    Synonyms

    delineatedescribedrawline
22. 22verb

    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"

23. 23verb

    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"

24. 24verb

    pursue or chase relentlessly

    "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"

    "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"

    Synonyms

    houndhunt
25. 25verb

    to go back over again

    "we retraced the route we took last summer"

    "trace your path"

    Synonyms

    retrace
26. 26verb

    discover traces of

    "She traced the circumstances of her birth"