shame

I

n.

1) to bring shame on, to, upon

2) to feel shame at (they felt shame at accepting bribes)

3) (colloq.) an awful, crying, dirty shame

4) a shame to + inf. (it's a shame to waste so much time = it's a shame wasting so much time)

5) a shame that + clause (it was a shame that they could not come)

6) for, in shame (to hang one's head in shame)

7) to smb.'s shame (to my shame, I never did help them)

8) with shame (his cheeks burned with shame)

9) (misc.) to put smb. to shame; a damned shame; shame on you!

II

v.

1) (d; tr.) to shame into (to shame smb. into doing smt.)

2) (d; tr.) to shame out of

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[ʃeɪm]

a damned shame

crying

dirty shame

to

upon

shame on you!

in shame (to hang one's head in shame)

(colloq.) an awful

(d; tr.) to shame out of

(misc.) to put smb. to shame

for

to bring shame on

with shame (his cheeks burned with shame)

a shame that + clause (it was a shame that they could not come)

a shame to + inf. (it's a shame to waste so much time = it's a shame wasting so much time)

to feel shame at (they felt shame at accepting bribes)

to smb. 's shame (to my shame, I never did help them)

(d; tr.) to shame into (to shame smb. into doing smt.)