# uptrace

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
2. The process of taking scientific samples as a probe is moving upward.

## Etymology
From up- + trace.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uptrace