fade vs remain

fade

verb
  • To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish. 

  • To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant. 

  • To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. 

  • To bet against. 

  • To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. 

  • To cause to fade. 

noun
  • A haircut where the hair is short or shaved on the sides of the head and longer on top. See also high-top fade and low fade. 

  • The act of disappearing from a place so as not to be found; covert departure. 

  • A golf shot that curves intentionally to the player's right (if they are right-handed) or to the left (if left-handed). 

  • A fight. 

  • A gradual decrease in the brightness of a shot or the volume of sound or music (as a means of cutting to a new scene or starting a new song). 

remain

verb
  • To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. 

  • To await; to be left to. 

  • To continue in a state of being. 

  • To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. 

  • To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared. 

noun
  • That which is left; relic; remainder. 

  • That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. 

  • Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. 

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