Main entry: trace
Definition: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Definition: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
Main entry: tincture, trace, shadow, vestige
Definition: an indication that something has been present
Usage: there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim; a tincture of condescension
Main entry: trace
Definition: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
Main entry: ghost, touch, trace
Definition: a suggestion of some quality
Usage: there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone; he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
Main entry: hint, trace, suggestion
Definition: a just detectable amount
Usage: he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Definition: read with difficulty
Usage: Can you decipher this letter?; The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
Definition: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
Usage: We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba; trace the student's progress
Main entry: trace, delineate, describe, draw, line
Definition: make a mark or lines on a surface
Usage: draw a line; trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Main entry: trace
Definition: copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
Usage: trace a design; trace a pattern
Main entry: trace
Definition: make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
Usage: The children traced along the edge of the dark forest; The women traced the pasture
Main entry: trace, hound, hunt
Definition: pursue or chase relentlessly
Usage: The hunters traced the deer into the woods; the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
Definition: to go back over again
Usage: we retraced the route we took last summer; trace your path
Main entry: trace
Definition: discover traces of
Usage: She traced the circumstances of her birth