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: something drawn 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" [syn: {follow}]
2: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "draw the
outlines of a figure in the sand"; "trace an animal shape"
[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 [syn: {hound}, {hunt}]