fade back

fade back (into something)

to move back into a particular area. He faded back to throw a pass. Quickly and unnoticed, he faded back.

fade back

1. In American football, to move away from the line of scrimmage, opposite to the direction of the overall offensive play, in order to gain time to make a forward pass: The quarterback faded back and looked downfield for an open receiver.

2. To move something backwards into some space: After she took the medicine, the rash faded back to just her finger.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aveline	AV-ə-lien, av-ə-LEEN	English (Rare)
Jarle	-	Norwegian
Tutankhamon	too-tahng-KAH-mən (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Antono	ahn-TO-no	Esperanto
Agnese	ah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian)	Italian, Latvian
Sloan	SLON	English (Rare)