to trace
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2.8
- verb
- /treɪs/
:
trazar
- Lifting a candle up to the mirror, he lightly traced the faint bruises on his face.
- trace the lines
- trace a diagram
- trace the outline
And when I do that, I can actually trace out a square.
- And when I do that, I can actually trace out a square.
- Well, if we want to do the math on this, we could trace out the new circle that the center of circle A makes.
- OK, We're going to trace the outline of the hand, and on the inhale you're going to come on up, coming over the top of the thumb.
Examples
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I'm first going to trace a line on the bottom.
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And when I do that, I can actually trace out a square.
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Then take that brown color and trace it and go more in.
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I can put in my next piece here and trace the outline.
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So I'm just going to trace my cap line a little bit.
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So it helps now to trace these pathways with colors.
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Your hand, with a will of its own, reaches out to trace the curve of letters; mine follows.
Academic text (2003) -
There's the ankle, and I'm going to trace the bottom of his foot.
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Then I'm going to trace the guitar shape out of here and cut it out, and then this will be my foam liner for the case.
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Using a pencil, I will trace the outline of the leaf on the paper.
Synonyms
939
1.0
Make a picture with a pen or pencil
377
2.1
To form a row along the edge of something
192
1.0
Make a visible line, spot, or sign on a surface
65
3.2
To draw the outer edge of something
41
4.1
To draw straight lines on paper using a flat tool
33
4.9
To draw the outline of a shape or path on a surface
3
7.4
To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand
2
7.0
To draw the shape or edge of something clearly
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
5
4.4
A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy
- Specialized
A way to find tiny amounts of explosives on bags using a cloth and a machine
- Specialized
A device that checks for tiny amounts of explosives at security checkpoints
- Specialized
A device that finds very small amounts of chemicals in air, water or on surfaces
- Specialized
A type of fortress design with many triangular outer walls that let defenders' guns cover each other
- Specialized
A tool that shows each step a computer program takes while it runs to find errors
How Precise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trace meaning to draw or outline a shape comes from Latin trahere 'to pull' and the idea of pulling out a line or path. So to trace an outline is to follow or draw the shape's line.