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Fade

feɪd

Fade definitions
verb
fade faded fades fading
  1. gradually grow faint and disappear

    "the light had faded and dusk was advancing"

    dim grow dim grow faint grow feeble fail dwindle grow less die away wane disappear vanish decline dissolve peter out melt away evanesce
    • lose or cause to lose colour or brightness

      "his fair hair had faded to a dusty grey"

    • (of a flower) lose freshness and wither
    • (of a racehorse, runner, etc.) lose strength and cease to perform well

      "she faded near the finish"

    • (of a radio signal) gradually lose intensity

      "the signal faded away"

    • (of a vehicle brake) become temporarily less efficient as a result of frictional heating

      "the brakes faded, needing a firmer push to bring the car to halt"

  2. (with reference to film and television images) come or cause to come gradually into or out of view, or to merge into another shot

    "fade into scenes of rooms strewn with festive remains"

    • (with reference to recorded sound) increase or decrease in volume or merge into another recording

      "they let you edit the digital data, making it fade in and out"

  3. (of the ball) deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left), typically as a result of spin given to the ball

    "the ball faded toward an area left of the green"

    • (of a golfer) cause (the ball) to deviate

      "he had to fade the ball around a light pole"

  4. (in craps) match the bet of (another player)

    "Lovejoy faded him for twenty-five cents"

noun
fade fades
  1. the process of becoming less bright

    "the sun can cause colour fade"

    • an act of causing a film or television image to darken and disappear gradually

      "a fade to black would bring the sequence to a close"

  2. a shot causing the ball to deviate to the right (or, for a left-handed golfer, the left)

    "when they get to the 18th the ideal shot is a fade"

    • a pass thrown so that the ball descends directly over the receiver's shoulder, especially as they veer towards the sideline

      "shortly after receiving the snap, he threw a fade to Crabtree"

  3. a haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing

    "a fade is extremely versatile and can be adjusted to different hair types and lengths"