<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to fade: Sunshine faded the drapes.</li><li>to cause (a scene) to appear gradually (usually followed by in).</li><li>to cause (a scene) to disappear gradually (usually followed by out).</li><li>to cause (the volume of sound) to increase or decrease gradually (usually followed by in or out).</li><li>(in dice throwing) to make a wager against (the caster).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to lose brightness or vividness of color.</li><li>to become dim, as light, or lose brightness of illumination.</li><li>to lose freshness, vigor, strength, or health: The tulips have faded.</li><li>to disappear or die gradually (often followed by away or out): His anger faded away.</li><li>to appear gradually, especially by becoming lighter (usually followed by in).</li><li>to disappear gradually, especially by becoming darker (usually followed by out).</li><li>(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.</li><li>(of an automotive brake) to undergo brake fade.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an act or instance of fading.</li><li>a fade-out.</li><li>a style of short haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is all one length, while the hair on the sides and back of the head is closely cut or shaved to a gradually shorter length from top to bottom, giving the appearance of the hair shading from darker to lighter.</li><li>brake fade.</li></ul>