trace

trace (http://definr.com/trace)

     n 1: a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of
          an accent" [syn: hint, suggestion]
     2: a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a
        trace of evidence for the claim" [syn: vestige, 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
     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, outline,
         describe, delineate]
     3: to go back over again, as of a route or steps; "we retraced
        the route we took last summer" [syn: retrace]
     4: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer
        into the woods" [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]