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fade·a·way
/
ˈfeɪd
əˌweɪ
/
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-
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-wey
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noun
1.
an act or instance of fading away.
2.
Baseball
.
screwball
(
def. 2
)
.
3.
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.
4.
Basketball
.
a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.
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Origin:
1905–10,
Americanism
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noun use of verb phrase
fade away
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