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Meaning of trace


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  trace
      n 1: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of
           an accent" [syn: {trace}, {hint}, {suggestion}]
      2: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't
         a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of
         condescension" [syn: {trace}, {vestige}, {tincture},
         {shadow}]
      3: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm
         in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
         [syn: {touch}, {trace}, {ghost}]
      4: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of
         paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of
         the original image [syn: {tracing}, {trace}]
      5: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon
         or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
      6: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person
         or animal or vehicle
      v 1: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of
           something; "We must follow closely the economic development
           is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" [syn: {trace},
           {follow}]
      2: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
         outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw},
         {line}, {describe}, {delineate}]
      3: to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last
         summer"; "trace your path" [syn: {trace}, {retrace}]
      4: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer
         into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until
         they found him" [syn: {hound}, {hunt}, {trace}]
      5: discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her
         birth"
      6: 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"
      7: 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: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The
         archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" [syn: {decipher},
         {trace}]


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