shade-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Cast a shadow over, possibly offering protection.

Examples:
Shade your eyes when you step into the sunlight.
Trees shade the courtyard.
The buildings shade the sidewalks from both sunlight and rain.

Mappings:
VerbNet: defend-72.2
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: shade.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Represent the effect of shade or shadow on, as in art.

Examples:
Shade the line drawing to give depth.
I need to shade this drawing.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Vary slightly, as of an idea.

Examples:
The author shaded the initial message of the novel.
Shade the meaning of the words.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: Pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree.

Examples:
The butterfly wings shade to yellow.
Her hair shades from black to brown.
His beliefs shade from Conservative to Moderate.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5