As a Noun: 1. A drawing of something that has been made by covering another picture with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines; a picture made by moving a pencil or pen around the edges of an object. English = tracing. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To draw something by copying a picture of it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines, to move a pencil or pen around the edges of an object. English = trace.