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1. subst. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked. | |
The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day. | |
2. subst. Something that blocks light, particularly in a window. | |
Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here. | |
3. subst. A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint). | |
I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse. | |
4. subst. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept. | |
shades of meaning | |
5. subst. (figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something. | |
shades of Groucho | |
6. subst. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning | |
7. subst. (chiefly literary, and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit. | |
Too long have I been haunted by that shade. | |
The adventurer was attacked by a shade. | |
8. subst. A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry. | |
9. subst. (originally, gay slang) Subtle insults. | |
throw shade | |
Why did you paint your room chartreuse? No shade; I'm genuinely curious. | |
10. v. To shield from light. | |
The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day. | |
11. v. To alter slightly. | |
You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left. | |
Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them. | |
12. v. (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color. | |
The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas. | |
13. v. (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position. | |
Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count. | |
14. v. To darken, particularly in drawing. | |
I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows. | |
15. v. To surpass by a narrow margin. | |
Both parties claimed afterwards that their man did best in the debate, but an early opinion poll suggested Mr Cameron shaded it. | |
16. v. (transitive, GUI) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible. | |
17. v. (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen. | |
18. v. (transitive, obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. | |