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• the darkening or colouring of an illustration or diagram with parallel lines or a block of colour.

• "scenes can be given perspective by colour and shading"

• a very slight variation.

• "the shadings of opinion even among those who are in broad agreement"

• a layer of paint or material used to provide shade, especially for plants.

• "liquid greenhouse shading"

• screen from direct light.

• "she shaded her eyes against the sun"

Similar: cast a shadow over, shadow, shut out the light from, block off the light to, darken, dim, shelter, cover, screen,

• darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour.

• "she shaded in the outline of a chimney"

Similar: darken, colour in, pencil in, block in, fill in, cross-hatch,

• narrowly win or gain an advantage in (a contest).

• "the Welsh side shaded a tight, tough first half"

• make a slight reduction in the amount, rate, or price of.

• "banks may shade the margin over base rate they charge customers"

Origin: Old English sc(e)adu, of Germanic origin. Compare with shadow.