1. (

• shadowing ,
• tailing

) the act of following someone secretly ;

1. (

• shadow

) follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her" ;

2. (

• shadow ,
• shade ,
• shade_off

) cast a shadow over ;

3. (

• shadow ,
• overshadow ,
• dwarf

) make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" ;