Shadow - Definition

n 1: shade within clear boundaries
2: an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" [syn:
darkness, dark, shadow]
3: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition
at midnight" [syn: apparition, phantom, phantasm,
phantasma, fantasm, shadow]
4: a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his
happiness"
5: an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't
a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of
condescension" [syn: trace, vestige, tincture,
shadow]
6: refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his
father's shadow"
7: a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little
recognition working in the shadow of his father"
8: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
[syn: tail, shadow, shadower]
9: an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's
shadow"
v 1: follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police
are shadowing her"
2: cast a shadow over [syn: shadow, shade, shade off]
3: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs
that of last year" [syn: shadow, overshadow, dwarf]