1. (

• shadow ,

) shade within clear boundaries ;

2. (

• darkness ,
• dark ,
• shadow

) an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness" ;

3. (

• apparition ,
• phantom ,
• phantasm ,
• phantasma ,
• fantasm ,
• shadow

) 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 ,
• shadow

) 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 ,
• shadow ,
• shadower

) a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements ;

9. (

• shadow ,

) an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow" ;

1. (

• shadow

) follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" ;

2. (

• shadow ,
• shade ,
• shade_off

) cast a shadow over ;

3. (

• shadow ,
• overshadow ,
• dwarf

) make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" ;