trace
1. a just detectable amount (Freq. 5)
- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
• Syn:
hint, suggestion
• Hypernyms:
small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
• Hyponyms:
spark
2. an indication that something has been present (Freq. 2)
- there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim
- a tincture of condescension
• Syn:
vestige, tincture, shadow
• Hypernyms:
indication, indicant
• Hyponyms:
footprint
3. a suggestion of some quality (Freq. 1)
- there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone
- he detected a ghost of a smile on her face
• Syn:
touch, ghost
• Hypernyms:
suggestion, proposition, proffer
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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tracing
• Hypernyms:
drawing
5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
line
• Part Holonyms:
harness
6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
• Hypernyms:
mark, print
1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something (Freq. 9)
- "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"
- trace the student's progress
• Syn:
follow
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Verb Group:
watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on,
keep up, keep abreast
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make a mark or lines on a surface (Freq. 5)
- draw a line
- trace the outline of a figure in the sand
• Syn:
draw, line, describe, delineate
• Derivationally related forms:
delineation (for: delineate), line (for: line), lineation (for: line), drawing (for: draw), tracer, tracing
• Hypernyms:
mark
• Hyponyms:
construct, inscribe, circumscribe, write
• Verb Group:
draw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. to go back over again (Freq. 2)
- we retraced the route we took last summer
- trace your path
• Syn:
retrace
• Hypernyms:
return
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. pursue or chase relentlessly (Freq. 2)
- The hunters traced the deer into the woods
- the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him
• Syn:
hound, hunt
• Derivationally related forms:
hunt (for: hunt), hunter (for: hunt), hound (for: hound)
• Hypernyms:
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag,
give chase, dog, go after, track
• Hyponyms:
ferret
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. discover traces of
- She traced the circumstances of her birth
• Hypernyms:
detect, observe, find, discover, notice
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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 dark forest
- The women traced the pasture
• Hypernyms:
proceed, go forward, continue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
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
• Derivationally related forms:
tracer
• Hypernyms:
copy, re-create
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. read with difficulty
- Can you decipher this letter?
- The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs
• Syn:
decipher
• Hypernyms:
read
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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