How to pronounce “fade”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless.
• [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).

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