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