Trace

[n] either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
[n] drawing created by tracing
[n] a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
[n] a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
[n] a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
[v] read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
[v] follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
[v] make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
[v] 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"
[v] make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
[v] pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
[v] to go back over again, as of a route or steps; "we retraced the route we took last summer"
[v] discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"

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Synonyms

decipher, delineate, describe, draw, follow, ghost, hint, hound, hunt, line, outline, retrace, shadow, suggestion, touch, tracing, vestige