trace

(noun) a just detectable amount. Synonyms: hint, suggestion. Examples: "He speaks french with a trace of an accent."

(noun) an indication that something has been present. Synonyms: vestige, tincture, shadow. Examples: "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim." "A tincture of condescension."

(noun) a suggestion of some quality. Synonyms: touch, ghost. Examples: "There was a touch of sarcasm in his tone." "He detected a ghost of a smile on her face."

(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. Synonyms: tracing.

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

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

(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. Synonyms: follow. Examples: "We must follow closely the economic development is cuba" ." "Trace the student's progress."

(verb) make a mark or lines on a surface. Synonyms: draw, line, describe, delineate. Examples: "Draw a line." "Trace the outline of a figure in the sand."

(verb) to go back over again. Synonyms: retrace. Examples: "We retraced the route we took last summer." "Trace your path."

(verb) pursue or chase relentlessly. Synonyms: hound, hunt. Examples: "The hunters traced the deer into the woods." "The detectives hounded the suspect until they found him."

(verb) discover traces of. Examples: "She traced the circumstances of her birth."

(verb) make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along. Examples: "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest." "The women traced the pasture."

(verb) copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of. Examples: "Trace a design." "Trace a pattern."

(verb) read with difficulty. Synonyms: decipher. Examples: "Can you decipher this letter?." "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs."