Trail vs. Trace

Trailverb

(transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).

Trailverb

(transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.

Trailverb

(transitive) To leave (a trail of).

Trailverb

(transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.

Trailverb

(intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.

Trailverb

(intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.

Trailverb

(intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.

Trailverb

To be losing, to be behind in a competition.

Trailverb

(military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.

Trailverb

To flatten (grass, etc.) by walking through it; to tread down.

Trailverb

(dated) To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.

Trailnoun

The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.

Trailnoun

A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.

Trailnoun

A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.

Trailnoun

(graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.

Trailverb

To hunt by the track; to track.

Trailverb

To draw or drag, as along the ground.

Trailverb

To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.

Trailverb

To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay flat.

Trailverb

To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.

Trailverb

To be drawn out in length; to follow after.

Trailverb

To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.

Trailnoun

A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.

Trailnoun

A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.

Trailnoun

Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke.

Trailnoun

Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train.

Trailnoun

Anything drawn along, as a vehicle.

Trailnoun

A frame for trailing plants; a trellis.

Trailnoun

The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock, and the like; - applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.

Trailnoun

That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under Gun.

Trailnoun

The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person; an imposition.

Trailnoun

a track or mark left by something that has passed;

Trailnoun

a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

Trailnoun

evidence pointing to a possible solution;

Trailverb

to lag or linger behind;

Trailverb

go after with the intent to catch;

Trailverb

move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly;

Trailverb

hang down so as to drag along the ground;

Trailverb

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;

Trail

A trail is usually a path, track or unpaved lane or road. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, path or footpath is the preferred term for a walking trail.

Tracenoun

An act of tracing.

Tracenoun

An enquiry sent out for a missing article, such as a letter or an express package.

Tracenoun

A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.

Tracenoun

A residue of some substance or material.

Tracenoun

A very small amount.

Tracenoun

(electronics) A current-carrying conductive pathway on a printed circuit board.

Tracenoun

An informal road or prominent path in an arid area.

Tracenoun

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whippletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

Tracenoun

(engineering) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, especially from one plane to another; specifically, such a piece in an organ stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.

Tracenoun

(fortification) The ground plan of a work or works.

Tracenoun

(geometry) The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

Tracenoun

(mathematics) The sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.

Tracenoun

(grammar) An empty category occupying a position in the syntactic structure from which something has been moved, used to explain constructions such as wh-movement and the passive.

Traceverb

(transitive) To follow the trail of.

Traceverb

To follow the history of.

Traceverb

(transitive) To draw or sketch lightly or with care.

Traceverb

(transitive) To copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original, by drawing over its lines.

Traceverb

To copy; to imitate.

Traceverb

To walk; to go; to travel.

Traceverb

To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.

Traceverb

To follow the execution of the program by making it to stop after every instruction, or by making it print a message after every step.

Tracenoun

One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.

Tracenoun

A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp. from one plane to another; specif., such a piece in an organ-stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to the lever actuating the stop slider.

Tracenoun

A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.

Tracenoun

A very small quantity of an element or compound in a given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an analysis; - hence, in stating an analysis, often contracted to tr.

Tracenoun

A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.

Tracenoun

The intersection of a plane of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate plane.

Tracenoun

The ground plan of a work or works.

Traceverb

To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially, to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced drawing.

Traceverb

To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens.

Traceverb

Hence, to follow the trace or track of.

Traceverb

To copy; to imitate.

Traceverb

To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.

Traceverb

To walk; to go; to travel.

Tracenoun

a just detectable amount;

Tracenoun

an indication that something has been present;

Tracenoun

a suggestion of some quality;

Tracenoun

drawing created by tracing

Tracenoun

either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

Tracenoun

a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle

Traceverb

follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something;

Traceverb

make a mark or lines on a surface;

Traceverb

to go back over again;

Traceverb

pursue or chase relentlessly;

Traceverb

discover traces of;

Traceverb

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

Traceverb

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

Traceverb

read with difficulty;

Traceverb

find or discover by investigation

Traceverb

find or describe the origin or development of

Traceverb

follow or mark the course or position of (something) with one's eye, mind, or finger

Traceverb

take (a particular path or route)

Traceverb

copy (a drawing, map, or design) by drawing over its lines on a superimposed piece of transparent paper

Traceverb

draw (a pattern or line), especially with one's finger or toe

Traceverb

give an outline of

Tracenoun

a mark, object, or other indication of the existence or passing of something

Tracenoun

a line or pattern displayed by an instrument to show the existence or nature of something which is being recorded or measured.

Tracenoun

a physical change in the brain presumed to be caused by a process of learning or memory.

Tracenoun

a very small quantity, especially one too small to be accurately measured

Tracenoun

a barely discernible indication of something

Tracenoun

a procedure to investigate the source of something, such as the place from which a telephone call was made

Tracenoun

a line which represents the projection of a curve or surface on a plane or the intersection of a curve or surface with a plane.

Tracenoun

a path or track.

Tracenoun

the sum of the elements in the principal diagonal of a square matrix.

Tracenoun

each of the two side straps, chains, or ropes by which a horse is attached to a vehicle that it is pulling.