fade
IPA: fˈeɪd
noun
- (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.
verb
- (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).
adjective
- (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
- (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.
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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.