Definitions from Wiktionary (eclipse)

▸ noun:  (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
▸ noun:  Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
▸ noun:  (ornithology) A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
▸ noun:  Obscurity, decline, downfall.
▸ verb:  (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
▸ verb:  (transitive, figurative) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
▸ verb:  (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.
▸ Also see eclipse

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