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    [Verb]  | "fade" | \ ˈfād \


    1: to lose freshness, strength, or vitality : wither

    2: to lose freshness or brilliance of color

    3: to sink away : vanish


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French *fader, from fade feeble, insipid, from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, alteration of Latin fatuus fatuous, insipid;

    [Noun]  | "fade" 


    1: fade-out

    2: a gradual changing of one picture to another in a motion-picture or television sequence

    3: a fading of an automobile brake


    Origin: 1918 ;

     Derivative of {see: |fade:1|fade:1};

    [Noun]  | "fade-in" | \ ˈfād-ˌin \


    1: a gradual increase in a motion-picture or television image's visibility at the beginning of a sequence


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "fade-out" | \ ˈfād-ˌau̇t \


    1: an act or instance of fading out; especially : a gradual decrease in a motion-picture or television image's visibility at the end of a sequence


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "pre*fade" | \ ˌprē-ˈfād \


    1: a function of an electronic device that allows an operator to observe a video or audio signal prior to fading it in (as on live television or radio) —often used before another noun


    Origin: 1941 ;

    [Adjective]  | "fade" | \ ˈfäd \


    1: insipid, commonplace


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French;

    [Idiom]  | "fade to black" 


    1: to change gradually until it is completely black

    [Idiom]  | "into the woodwork" 


    1: —used in phrases such as fade into the woodwork to describe someone or something that is not noticed or that seems to disappear

    [Noun]  | "fade" 


    1: as in crop, trim;


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    [Verb]  | "fade" 


    1: to cease to be visible;


      * e.g., " ... the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon "





    2: to make white or whiter by removing color;


      * e.g., " ... years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red "





    3: to lose bodily strength or vigor;


      * e.g., " ... began to fade after battling the disease for years "



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     [ "fade" ]

    1: to fight or deal with one appropriately.

      * e.g.,  ... If someone steals from me, I'll have to show them the fade!(Florida) 

     [ "fade" ]

    1: In sports betting, to fade someone is to purposefully take the opposite side of the bet of another bettor.

      * e.g.,  ... I fade Thomorino's picks every day and make a healthy profit. Fading Thomorino's picks is the biggest moneymaker there is. I can't believe how much money I have made fading that guy. 

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    1: The term "fade" is from South Central, L.A.

      * e.g.,  ... Brotha's got mad caps rainin' down, but those fools can't fade me. 


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    2: Gang members originally meant murder when they talked about fading someone. If you fade a gang member you are decreasing the number of members in his gang and effectively "fading" his color.


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    3: Today the term fade is more flexible by simply meaning "disgrace".

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    1: a right hook to the jaw.to catch a fade is to get socked in the face.

      * e.g.,  ... That bitch K Douv was talking shit so he caught my fade. 

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    1: a hair cut. ball fade. southside Gs all roll with a ball fade or braids. keepin the line tight refers to keepin the fade clean. theres alot of different kind of fades, ball fade bein the most popular. you want to be a baller, hit up your barbershop ask for ball fade, 2 on top. keep the line tight dog.

      * e.g.,  ... let my top down and let the sun hit the fade. -big moe 

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    1: commonly ued in the dmv area. meaning 'able to'. or 'wanting to'. mostly refering to money.

      * e.g.,  ... girl: ay, you goin to the club tonight. 

     [ "fade" ]

    1: to handle

      * e.g.,  ... "You can't fade this shit." 

     [ "fade" ]

    1: a haircut

      * e.g.,  ... Have you seen his new fade? 

     [ "fade" ]

    1: An epic hair cut where the bottom and sides of the head are buzzed with a low guard, and higher guards are employed higher up on the head to produce the effect of a "fade". The top of the head can either be buzzed as well, or scissor cut. Special attention is also paid to the side burns, in which they must be thinned to perfection for the fade to be "fresh".

      * e.g.,  ... Phil got faded up real good at Ray Ray's.  


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    2: One can not get faded at any Sport Clips or Great Clips, instead you must find the nearest local barber in inner city areas.

     [ "fade" ]

    1: verb- To cancel something, like an appointment, or a class.

      * e.g.,  ... We were going to go to the Cubs' game, but the tickets were too expensive, so we faded and went to a bar instead. 

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