fadeaway

fade·a·way

Baseball screwball (noun)
Basketball a type of shot in which the shooter leans or jumps away from the basket while shooting

fadeaway

noun

The act or an instance of gradually diminishing in brightness, loudness, or strength until actual disappearance occurs.
Baseball
a. A screwball.
b. An act of sliding by a base runner during which the runner veers sideways to avoid being tagged.

fadeaway

Noun

(plural fadeaways)

An instance of fading away, of diminishing in proximity or intensity.
(basketball) a jump shot made while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making it much harder to block.

Origin

fade +‎ away

Also Mentioned In

dissolve

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