fan
n.
device that produces currents of air; follower, admirer, supporter
v.
ventilate; move or impel air; blow upon; stir into action as if by fanning (i.e. fire, emotions); spread like a fan; spread out
Fan
Fan may refer to the following:
Fan (person), someone who has an intense appreciation for something(s) or someone(s)A device to agitate or move air or other gas:
Fan (implement), a hand-held implement used by waving it back and forth
Fan (mechanical), mechanical fans such as oscillating fans, ceiling fans, blowers, etc.
Centrifugal fanCeiling fanComputer fanTriangle fan, a data structure to describe polygons in computer graphics
Japanese war fan, an object used in Japanese feudal warfare, also used in martial artscard fan
flourish, a display of cards in a manner that looks like folding fan
Fan (surname) (Chinese character: 范,
pinyin: Fàn), a common Chinese surname, e.g. "Fan Yang"fan (分), or
candareen, a Chinese weight unit for 10
cashFan, a
Swedish swear word roughly translated as "
devil"
The Fan is a historic district in
Richmond, VirginiaThe Fan is the title of three films
The Fan is another name for the La Belle Lucie solitaire game
sea fan, marine species
Alluvial fan, a fan-shaped deposit formed where a fast flowing stream flattens, slows, and spreads onto a flatter plain
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fan
Noun
1. a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
(hypernym) device
(hyponym) electric fan, blower
(part-holonym) cooling system, engine cooling system
2. an enthusiastic devotee of sports
(synonym) sports fan
(hypernym) enthusiast, partisan, partizan
(hyponym) aficionado
3. an ardent follower and admirer
(synonym) buff, devotee, lover
(hypernym) follower
(hyponym) aerophile
(member-holonym) following, followers
Verb
1. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
(hypernym) strike out
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
(hypernym) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
3. agitate the air
(hypernym) shake, agitate
(hyponym) winnow
4. separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
(synonym) winnow
(hypernym) sift, sieve, strain
Fan (der)
n.
fan, follower, admirer, supporter, backer
fan (m)
n.
fan, follower, admirer, supporter