trace

1.a just detectable amount;

he speaks French with a trace of an accent

2.an indication that something has been present;

there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim

3.a suggestion of some quality;

there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone

4.drawing created by 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

1.follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;

We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba

2.make a mark or lines on a surface;

draw a line

3.to go back over again;

we retraced the route we took last summer

4.pursue or chase relentlessly;

The hunters traced the deer into the woods

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

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

trace a design

8.read with difficulty;

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