Main Entry: ²shadow

Function: verb

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1 archaic : shelter, protect
2 : to cast a shadow upon : cloud
3 obsolete : to shelter from the sun
4 obsolete : conceal
5 : to represent or indicate obscurely or faintly —often used with forth or out
6 a : to follow especially secretly : trail b : to accompany and observe especially in a professional setting
7 archaic : shade 5intransitive verb 1 : to pass gradually or by degrees
2 : to become overcast with or as if with shadows

— shad·ow·er \-dō-ər, -də-wər\ noun