transitive. To shine (light, a beam, a ray), esp. on or upon a person or thing. Frequently in figurative contexts. Obsolete.

Of a heavenly body: To emit, project (beams of light). Obsolete. Cf. stretch, v. 7.

To emit swiftly and forcibly (rays, flames, etc.).

To cause to flow; to pour forth, discharge, or emit in a stream (a liquid, rays of light, etc.). Also with adverb, as out, forth, down. Also †figur…