Definition of "Trace" :

noun: either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

noun: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

noun: an indication that something has been present

"There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim."

noun: a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

noun: a suggestion of some quality

noun: a just detectable amount

"He speaks French with a trace of an accent."

verb: read with difficulty

"The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs."

verb: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

"Trace the student's progress."

verb: make a mark or lines on a surface

"Trace the outline of a figure in the sand."

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

"Trace a design."

verb: 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."

verb: pursue or chase relentlessly

"The hunters traced the deer into the woods."

verb: to go back over again

"We retraced the route we took last summer."

verb: discover traces of

"She traced the circumstances of her birth."