fade

  1. Adjective.  (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace.
  2. Noun.  (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.
  3. Noun.  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.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to fade.

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