1. trace - noun
· a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"
Synonym(s): hint, tint, suggestion
Hypernym(s): small_indefinite_quantity, small_indefinite_amount
2. trace - noun
· an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
Synonym(s): vestige, tincture, shadow
Hypernym(s): indication, indicant
3. trace - 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"
Hypernym(s): suggestion, proposition, proffer
4. 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
Synonym(s): tracing
Hypernym(s): drawing
5. trace - noun
· either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Hypernym(s): line
6. trace - noun
· a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
7. trace - 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 one's ancestry"
Synonym(s): follow
Hypernym(s): analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass
8. trace - verb
· make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Synonym(s): draw, line, describe, delineate
Hypernym(s): mark
9. trace - verb
· to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
Synonym(s): retrace
Hypernym(s): return
10. trace - verb
· pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
Hypernym(s): chase, chase_after, trail, tail, tag, give_chase, dog, go_after, track
11. trace - verb
· discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
Hypernym(s): detect, observe, find, discover, notice
12. 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"
Hypernym(s): proceed, go_forward, continue
13. 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"
14. trace - verb
· read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
Synonym(s): decipher
Hypernym(s): read
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