noun

1. A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the right. See slice, hook, draw.

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.

verb

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

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

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

   “The milkman's whistling faded into the distance.”

Synonyms: weaken, wither, blanch, bleach, decrease, diminish, wane

adjective

1. Weak; insipid; tasteless.

Synonyms: dull