1. noun /tɹeɪs,tʃɹeɪs/
a) An act of tracing.
Your cell phone company can put a trace on your line.
b) A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.
2. verb /tɹeɪs,tʃɹeɪs/
a) To follow the trail of.
See Also: tracing
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