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fadeaway

fade·away [ ˈfād-ə-ˌwā]

fadeaway

noun

[ˈfād-ə-ˌwā]

plural fadeaways

Definition of fadeaway

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : screwball sense 1

b : a slide in which a base runner throws his or her body sideways to avoid the tag

c basketball : a shot made or attempted while moving away from the basket Rick Fox sank a 12-foot fadeaway with 1:10 left for a 93-91 Lakers lead … — The New York Times

2 : an act or instance of fading away

fadeaway

adjective

Definition of fadeaway (Entry 2 of 2)

basketball

: made or attempted while moving away from the basket
//a fadeaway jump shot

Recent Examples on the Web

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
//James' turnaround, fadeaway jumper with 1:01 to go gave Cleveland a 113-107 lead, and his two foul shots with 11.1 seconds remaining forged the Cavs' three-point lead.
— Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, "Cavaliers outlast Bulls 115-112; Warriors next," 22 Dec. 2017
//Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday missed a runner on the Pelicans' final possession of the fourth and Randolph airballed a fadeaway at the buzzer, sending the game to overtime.
— William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans melt down late, fall to the Kings in OT: Final score, stats and recap," 9 Dec. 2017
//In Game 2, Preston received a pass on the baseline before shooting a stepback fadeaway.
— Jesse Newell, kansascity, "Why Billy Preston — already — is KU basketball’s most fascinating player," 1 Oct. 2017
//Buddy Hield’s key offensive rebound, fittingly on a missed fadeaway jumper, set up George Hill’s 17-footer that gave the Kings a five-point lead with 30 seconds remaining.
— Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, "Rebound issues come back to haunt Mavericks," 20 Oct. 2017
//Performance-wise, these new Yeezys are serious high-tops, which is good news for all of you weekend ballers who aren't trying to tweak an ankle on your next fadeaway jumper.
— Jake Woolf, GQ, "Kanye West's Yeezy Boost Basketball Sneakers Could be Dropping Soon," 13 Oct. 2017
//Porter threw up a fadeaway shot that missed, and his momentum carried him backward, over a chair that fell to the ground with him.
— Aaron Reiss, kansascity, "Jontay Porter should contribute for Mizzou. How he does might depend on the game," 4 Oct. 2017
//But for many, many years, Dirk has found a way to launch one-footed fadeaways against determined defenders.
— Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "The Crossover's NBA 1-on-1 Tournament: Round of 32," 18 Sep. 2017
//Toliver sandwiched a short fadeaway jumper and a 3-pointer around two free throws and a 3-point play by Ruffin-Pratt during a 10-4 run that gave Washington a 77-72 lead with 4:20 and Phoenix (13-12) trailed the rest of the way.
— baltimoresun.com, "Digest: Matt Wieters breaks tie in 8th with grand slam in Nationals' 9-4 win over Cubs," 6 Aug. 2017

First Known Use of fadeaway

Noun

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1932, in the meaning defined above

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