trace

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trace noun

An act of tracing.“Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.”
An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.
A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
A residue of some substance or material.“There are traces of chocolate around your lips.”

trace verb

To follow the trail of.
To follow the history of.
To draw or sketch lightly or with care.“He carefully traced the outlines of the old building before him.”
To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.

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