fade

Weak; insipid; tasteless.archaic

• 1825, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, review of Theodric by Thomas Campbell Passages that are somewhat fade.

A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed).

• If you confine yourself to hitting straight shots while you are developing your golf swing, you are less likely to develop a preference for hitting a fade or a draw.

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.

A fight.slang

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).

The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure.slang

• Ace could have done a fade. Instead, he gathered all his courage — which was not inconsiderable, even in his middle age — and went to see the Flying Corson Brothers.

To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.transitive

• The Golden Bear faded the ball from left to right with great consistency, so he seldom had to worry about trouble on the left.

To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.intransitive

• The earth mourneth and fadeth away.

To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.intransitive

• [flowers] that never fade

To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.intransitive

• The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.

To cause to fade.transitive

To bet against (someone).transitive

• And I stood there and hollered, "Someone fade me."
• I tried to get some bets that y'all were fixin' to get married but nobody would fade me.

Strong; bold; doughty.archaic