trace

Sense 1 noun

a just detectable amount

he speaks French with a trace of an accent

Sense 2 verb

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba

Sense 3 noun

an indication that something has been present

there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim

Sense 4 verb

make a mark or lines on a surface

draw a line

Sense 5 noun

a suggestion of some quality

there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone

Sense 6 verb

to go back over again

we retraced the route we took last summer

Sense 7 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

Sense 8 verb

pursue or chase relentlessly

The hunters traced the deer into the woods

Sense 9 noun

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

Sense 10 verb

discover traces of

She traced the circumstances of her birth

Sense 11 noun

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

Sense 12 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

Sense 13 verb

copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

trace a design

Sense 14 verb

read with difficulty

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