fadeaway
fadeaway Lexical Profile
fadeaway Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American In basketball, a jump shot taken while leaping or leaning backward away from the basket in order to create space from a defender.
"He practiced his signature turnaround fadeaway for hours after every team workout."
The act or process of gradually diminishing, disappearing, or fading out.
"The song ends with a slow instrumental fadeaway rather than a sharp final chord."
North American In baseball, an early name for a screwball pitch that breaks down and away from a batter of the opposite handedness.
"Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson baffled opposing hitters for years with his famous fadeaway."
• adjective
North American In basketball, executed while jumping or leaning backward away from the basket and the defender.
"The veteran guard drained a difficult fadeaway jumper from the baseline as the shot clock expired."
Word Nuance & Usage
The closed compound noun and adjective 'fadeaway' (used primarily in sports) should not be confused with the two-word phrasal verb 'fade away', which means to gradually disappear or weaken.