trace
     n 1: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of
          an accent" [syn: {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: {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}, {ghost}]
     4: drawing created by tracing [syn: {tracing}]
     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: {follow}]
     2: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
        outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {draw}, {line}, {describe},
         {delineate}]
     3: to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last
        summer"; "trace your path" [syn: {retrace}]
     4: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer
        into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until
        they found the him" [syn: {hound}, {hunt}]
     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 drak 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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0