Definition of fadeaway in English English dictionary
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
{i} gradual disappearing; act or instance of fading away: (In Baseball) screwball (baseball pitch which spins and breaks in the opposite direction to a curve); (In baseball) swerve made by a base runner to one side of the base in order to avoid being tagged out