tracing (Noun) — The act of drawing a plan, diagram or outline.
tracing (Noun) — A drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image.
tracing (Noun) — The discovery and description of the course of development of something. ex. "the tracing of genealogies"
tracing (Verb) — Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something. ex. "trace the student's progress"
tracing (Verb) — Make a mark or lines on a surface. ex. "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
tracing (Verb) — To go back over again. ex. "trace your path"
tracing (Verb) — Pursue or chase relentlessly. ex. "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"
tracing (Verb) — Discover traces of. ex. "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
tracing (Verb) — Make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along. ex. "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest" ex. "The women traced the pasture"
tracing (Verb) — Copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of. ex. "trace a design" ex. "trace a pattern"
tracing (Verb) — Read with difficulty. ex. "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"