fadeaway

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noun

fade·​away ˈfād-ə-ˌwā 

plural fadeaways

1

a

: 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

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adjective

basketball

: made or attempted while moving away from the basket

a fadeaway jump shot

Examples of fadeaway in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

His one-legged, impossible fadeaway jumper at the buzzer had missed, just like so many other Celtics shots on this night. —Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024

Murray drained a two-point fadeaway shot over Anthony Davis with the game tied as the clock expired, giving the Nuggets a 2-0 lead in the series. —Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 23 Apr. 2024

Adjective

Instead he pump-faked, drove into traffic and threw up an off-balance missed fadeaway floater. —Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024

Boston Celtics rout the New York Knicks on NBA Opening Night after receiving championship rings But the Suns surged back and Durant tied the game with a fadeaway jumper over two Clippers players with just 21 seconds remaining to force OT. —Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1932, in the meaning defined above