Fade

Definitions

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.
   slang
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.
   slang

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳.”

“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.”

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