Definitions of trace:

• noun:   either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
• noun:   an indication that something has been present

  Example: "There wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"

• noun:   a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
• noun:   a just detectable amount

  Example: "He speaks French with a trace of an accent"

• noun:   drawing created by tracing
• noun:   a suggestion of some quality
• verb:   discover traces of

  Example: "She traced the circumstances of her birth"

• verb:   follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

  Example: "Trace the student's progress"

• verb:   make a mark or lines on a surface

  Example: "Trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

• verb:   copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of

  Example: "Trace a design"

• verb:   make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

  Example: "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest"

• verb:   to go back over again

  Example: "We retraced the route we took last summer"

• verb:   read with difficulty

  Example: "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"

• verb:   pursue or chase relentlessly

  Example: "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #25962)