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fadeaway

fade·a·way
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [feyd-uh-wey]
    • /ˈfeɪd əˌweɪ/
    • /ˈfeɪ.də.ˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [feyd-uh-wey]
    • /ˈfeɪd əˌweɪ/

Definitions of fadeaway word

  • noun fadeaway an act or instance of fading away. 1
  • noun fadeaway Baseball. screwball (def 2). 1
  • noun fadeaway Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base. 1
  • noun fadeaway Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket. 1
  • noun fadeaway An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity. 1
  • noun fadeaway a baseball pitch that slows and dips as it reaches the batter 0

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Origin of fadeaway

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase fade away

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Parts of speech for Fadeaway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fadeaway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

fadeaway usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with fadeaway

  • how to shoot a fadeaway jumper?
  • how to shoot a fadeaway?
  • how to fadeaway?

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