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   fan

   /fan/

   noun

   • 1. an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation: "a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning"
   • ▪ a small sail for keeping the head of a windmill towards the wind.
   • 2. a handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it: "the girls were giggling behind their fans"
   • ▪ a thing resembling an open fan: "fan vaulting"
   • ▪ a fan-shaped alluvial or talus deposit at the foot of a slope: "there are great waste fans at the foot of the Andes in the desert"

   verb

   • 1. cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air: "he fanned himself with his hat" Similar coolairaerateblowventilatefreshenrefresh
   • ▪ (of breath or a breeze) blow gently on: "his breath fanned her skin as he leant towards her"
   • ▪ brush or drive away with a waving movement: "a veil of smoke which she fanned away with a jewelled hand"
   • ▪ swing unsuccessfully at the ball or puck: "he had fanned 37 times in 83 at-bats"
   • ▪ strike out (a batter): "Norris fanned nine batters with his screwball"
   • 2. increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it: "fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly"
   • ▪ cause (a belief or emotion) to become stronger or more widespread: "a fury fanned by press coverage" Similar intensifyincreaseagitateinflameexacerbatestimulatestir upwork upwhip upincitefuelanimateignitekindletriggersparkinstigatearouseexciteprovokefoment
   • 3. disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area: "the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings" Similar spreadopenbranchstretchoutspreadunfurlunfold
   • ▪ spread out or cause to spread out into a semicircular shape: "a dress made of tiny pleats that fanned out as she walked"

   Word Origin Old Englishfann (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), fannian (verb), from Latin vannus ‘winnowing fan’. Compare with vane.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fanlike adjective
   • 2. fanner noun

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   What does fan mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! FAN definition: 1. someone who admires and supports a person, sport, sports team, etc.: 2. an electric device with…. Learn more.

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   What is a fan used for?

   • The word fan expanded to refer to other kinds of devices used to blow away chaff. By association with the movement of air involved in winnowing, fan further expanded to name various devices for generating currents of air, especially for cooling and ventilation. Now, onto to that other fan, the kind that fills arenas for sporting and music events.

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   How do you describe a movie fan?

   • a person who admires somebody/something or enjoys watching or listening to somebody/something very much Movie fans will be familiar with his work already. Crowds of football fans filled the streets. I like his films, but I wouldn't say I'm a diehard fan (= one who strongly admires somebody/something in all circumstances).

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   How does a fan work?

   • Other forms: fans; fanned; fanning A fan cools you by moving the air around you. During the warmest weeks of the summer, it's easier to sleep if you have a fan in your bedroom. Some fans are electric: you plug them in and a large blade turns fast and blows air around the room.

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   • English (US)

     FAN meaning: 1. someone who admires and supports a person,...

   • Traditional

     FAN translate: 人, …迷，狂熱愛好者;熱烈崇拜者, 物品／器材, 電風扇, 扇子, 空氣, 扇（風）,...

   • Znaczenie Fan, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     FAN definicja: 1. someone who admires and supports a person,...

   • Fan Spanish Translation

     FAN translate: aficionado, aficionada, fan, abanico,...

   • Portuguese Translation

     FAN translate: fã, admirador, admiradora, ventilador, leque,...

   • Simplified

     FAN translate: 人, …迷，狂热爱好者;热烈崇拜者, 物品, 电风扇, 扇子, 空气, 扇（风）,...

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   Fan definition: any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.. See examples of FAN used in a sentence.

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   A fan cools you by moving the air around you. During the warmest weeks of the summer, it's easier to sleep if you have a fan in your bedroom. Some fans are electric: you plug them in and a large blade turns fast and blows air around the room.

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   n. 1. A device for creating a current of air or a breeze, especially: a. A machine using an electric motor to rotate thin, rigid vanes in order to move air, as for cooling. b. A collapsible, usually wedge-shaped device made of a light material such as silk, paper, or plastic. 2. An implement or machine for winnowing. 3.