trace

Noun
  1. A just detectable amount (synset 113795501)
    "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"; "a hint mockery in her manner"; "a tint of glamour"
    hypernym: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    hyponym: spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger
    synonym: hint, suggestion, tint
  2. An indication that something has been present (synset 106659391)
    "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
    hypernym: indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest
    hyponym: footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
    synonym: shadow, tincture, vestige
  3. A suggestion of some quality (synset 107178814)
    "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
    hypernym: proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
    synonym: ghost, touch
  4. A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (synset 104470508)
    hypernym: drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
    synonym: tracing
  5. Either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree (synset 104469642)
    hypernym: line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
    part meronym: harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
  6. A visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle (synset 106659799)
    hypernym: mark, print - a visible indication made on a surface
Verb
  1. Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (synset 200731071)
    "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"; "trace one's ancestry"
    hypernym: analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study - consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
    synonym: follow
    verb group:
  2. Make a mark or lines on a surface (synset 201585566)
    "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
    hypernym: mark - make or leave a mark on
    hyponym:
    • construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
    • inscribe - draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
    • circumscribe - draw a line around
    • circumscribe - to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
    • write - mark or trace on a surface
    synonym: delineate, describe, draw, line
    verb group:
    • draw - engage in drawing
    • draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
  3. To go back over again (synset 202008366)
    "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
    hypernym: return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    synonym: retrace
  4. Pursue or chase relentlessly (synset 202007615)
    "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him"
    hypernym: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail - go after with the intent to catch
    hyponym: ferret - hound or harry relentlessly
    synonym: hound, hunt
  5. Discover traces of (synset 202160493)
    "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
    hypernym: detect, discover, find, notice, observe - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  6. Make one's course or travel along a path;
    Travel or pass over, around, or along (synset 201999981)
    "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
    hypernym: continue, go forward, proceed - move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  7. Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it;
    Make a tracing of (synset 201698271)
    "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
    hypernym: copy, re-create - make a replica of
  8. Read with difficulty (synset 200627767)
    "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
    hypernym: read - interpret something that is written or printed
    synonym: decipher

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