Posted by Mercer1st at dyn1-01.nat.bio-rad.com on August 31, 2001 at 12:46:51:
In Reply to: What does "Shine" mean?? *NT* posted by Magnolia-Fan on August 30, 2001 at 14:58:25:
shine (shn)
v. shone, (shn) or shined shin·ing, shines
v. intr.
To emit light.
To reflect light; glint or glisten.
To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
To be immediately apparent: Delight shone in her eyes.
v. tr.
To aim or cast the beam or glow of (a light).
past tense and past participle shined To make glossy or bright by polishing.
n.
Brightness from a source of light; radiance.
Brightness from reflected light; luster.
A shoeshine.
Excellence in quality or appearance; splendor.
Fair weather: rain or shine.
shines Informal. Pranks or tricks.
Slang. Whiskey; moonshine.
Offensive Slang. Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.
Idioms:
shine up to Informal
To try to impress or please: shined up to the boss, hoping to get a raise.
take a shine to Informal
To like spontaneously.