Definition of Trace

Verb: trace treys

Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
"trace the student's progress";
- follow
Make a mark or lines on a surface
"trace the outline of a figure in the sand";
- draw, line, describe, delineate
To go back over again
"trace your path";
- retrace
Pursue or chase relentlessly
"The hunters traced the deer into the woods";
- hound, hunt
Discover traces of
"She traced the circumstances of her birth"
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"
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"
Read with difficulty
"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs";
- decipher

Noun: trace treys

A just detectable amount
"he speaks French with a trace of an accent";
- hint, suggestion
An indication that something has been present
"there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim";
- vestige, tincture, shadow
A suggestion of some quality
"there was a trace of sarcasm in his tone";
- touch, ghost
A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- tracing
Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person, animal or vehicle