fade

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Adjective

1. Weak; insipid; tasteless.

Noun

1. A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).
2. 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.
3. A fight.
4. 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).
5. The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.

Verb

1. To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
2. To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
3. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
4. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
   • The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.
5. To cause to fade.
6. To bet against (someone).

Adjective

1. Strong; bold; doughty.

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