shaded Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb cast a shadow over
   shadow; shade off; shade.
   
2. verb represent the effect of shade or shadow on
   fill in; shade.
   
3. verb protect from light, heat, or view
   shade.
   
   • Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight
4. verb vary slightly
   shade.
   
   • shade the meaning
5. verb pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
   shade.
   
   • the butterfly wings shade to yellow
6. adjective protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
   
   • shaded avenues
   • o'er the shaded billows rushed the night"- Alexander Pope
7. adjective (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow
   
   • the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede

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