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(archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless. +

(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. +

(fight) (slang) A fight.

(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.

(golf) To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.

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

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

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

To cause to fade.

(gambling) To bet against (someone).

(archaic) Strong; bold; doughty.