ALL meanings of fade
fade
F f - verb without object fade to lose brightness or vividness of color. 1
- noun fade Gradually grow faint and disappear. 1
- verb without object fade to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination. 1
- verb without object fade to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded. 1
- verb without object fade to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away. 1
- verb without object fade Movies, Television. to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in). to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out). 1
- verb without object fade Broadcasting, Recording. to increase gradually in volume of sound, as in recording or broadcasting music, dialogue, etc. (usually followed by in). to decrease gradually in volume of sound (usually followed by out). 1
- verb without object fade Football. (of an offensive back, especially a quarterback) to move back toward one's own goal line, usually with the intent to pass, after receiving the snapback from center or a hand-off or lateral pass behind the line of scrimmage (usually followed by back): The quarterback was tackled while fading back for a pass. 1
- verb without object fade (of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade. 1
- verb with object fade to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes. 1
- verb with object fade (in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster). 1
- verb with object fade Movies, Television. to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in). to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out). 1
- verb with object fade Broadcasting, Recording. to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out). 1
- noun fade an act or instance of fading. 1
- noun fade Movies, Television Informal. a fade-out. 1
- noun fade Automotive. brake fade. 1
- intransitive verb fade colour: become paler 1
- intransitive verb fade dissipate or decrease 1
- intransitive verb fade memory: become less vivid 1
- intransitive verb fade feeling: diminish 1
- intransitive verb fade disappear into the distance 1
- intransitive verb fade sound: become quieter 1
- noun fade (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw. 0
- noun fade 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. 0
- noun fade (Slang) A fight. 0
- verb fade When a coloured object fades or when the light fades it, it gradually becomes paler. 0
- noun fade (cinematography) A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot (as a means of cutting to a new scene). 0
- verb fade When light fades, it slowly becomes less bright. When a sound fades, it slowly becomes less loud. 0
- verb fade (Intransitive Verb) To become faded; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. 0
- verb fade When something that you are looking at fades, it slowly becomes less bright or clear until it disappears. 0
- verb fade (Intransitive Verb) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. 0
- verb fade Fade away means the same as fade. 0
- verb fade (Intransitive Verb) To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. 0
- verb fade If someone or something fades, for example, into the background, they become hardly noticeable or very unimportant. 0
- verb fade (Transitive Verb) To cause to fade. 0
- verb fade If memories, feelings, or possibilities fade, they slowly become less intense or less strong. 0
- verb fade (Transitive Verb) (gambling) To bet against. 0
- verb fade If someone's smile fades, they slowly stop smiling. 0
- adjective fade (archaic) Strong; bold; doughty. 0
- verb fade to lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity 0
- adjective fade (archaic) Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. 0
- verb fade to lose freshness, vigour, or youth; wither 0
- verb fade to vanish slowly; die out 0
- verb fade to decrease the brightness or volume of (a television or radio programme or film sequence) or (of a television programme, etc) to decrease in this way 0
- verb fade to decrease the volume of (a sound) in a recording system or (of a sound) to be so reduced in volume 0
- verb fade (of the brakes of a vehicle) to lose power 0
- verb fade to cause (a golf ball) to move with a controlled left-to-right trajectory or (of a golf ball) to veer gradually from left to right 0
- noun fade the act or an instance of fading 0
- intransitive verb fade to become less distinct; lose color, brilliance, etc. 0
- intransitive verb fade to lose freshness or strength; wither; wane 0