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Noun shadow has 9 senses

shadow - shade within clear boundaries
--₁ is a kind of shade, shadiness, shadowiness
--₁ has particulars: umbra; penumbra
Derived form: verb shadow₂
darkness, dark, shadow - an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
--₂ is a kind of scene

Derived form: verb shadow₂
apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, shadow - something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
--₃ is a kind of illusion, semblance
--₃ has particulars:
unidentified flying object, UFO, flying saucer; Flying Dutchman; ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre
shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
--₄ is a kind of foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
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"
--₅ is a kind of indication, indicant
--₅ has particulars: footprint
shadow - refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
--₆ is a kind of recourse, refuge, resort
shadow - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
--₇ is a kind of presence

Derived form: verb shadow₃
tail, shadow, shadower - a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
--₈ is a kind of follower; spy

Derived form: verb shadow₁
shadow - an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
--₉ is a kind of follower

Derived form: verb shadow₁

Verb shadow has 3 senses

shadow - follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
--₁ is one way to follow

Derived forms: noun shadow₉, noun shadow₈, noun shadower₁, noun shadowing₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot shadow Sue
shadow, shade, shade off - cast a shadow over
--₂ is one way to obscure, bedim, overcloud

Derived forms: noun shadow₂, noun shadow₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
shadow, overshadow, dwarf - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"
--₃ is one way to dominate, command, overlook, overtop

Derived form: noun shadow₇
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something