fade

IPA: fˈeɪd

(golf) A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade.
(slang) A fight.
(music, cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song).
(slang) The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.

(transitive, golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
(intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
(transitive) To cause to fade.
(transitive, gambling) To bet against (someone).

Examples of "fade" in Sentences

Doubts for injury fade.
The transference simply faded.
Hopes fade for missing fisherman.
Flowers will fade and shrivel soon.
The ship faded on the faraway ocean.
The screen fades and the credits roll.
Flowers will fade and shrivel prematurely.
The striping fades with growth and maturation.
Inside the atmosphere of faded decadence persisted.
I'd just as soon let this title fade into obscurity along with the screwy novel it is based on.
Somehow I suspect that Kyochon will NOT live up to the hype, and quickly fade from the foodblogger-topic-of-the-moment.
Bernard Berrian, the Vikings' lone deep threat and a Frazier pet project, is giving new meaning to the term "fade route."
A couple of them went in places that I never would have chosen myself including what I think the very best thing is, which is the title fade, that piano piece sitting right over the opening credits.
Here lakeside I have some rain fade using the Star Choice dish but it is a lot less than with my 4 foot in diameter pointing at 119 W and my 2 meter pointing at 110 W (which are as Tim knows are satellites used by DISH) (This post was edited by johanson on Mar 2, 2009, 1: 37 PM)
As they fade from the masturbatory male dream, their exoticism paled by the proof of proper, grown-up ladies who rarely have the look of someone yearning for the touch of a boy with back acne, lesbians are appearing more and more in the fantasies (occasionally sexy, more often domestic) of straight women.