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noun
1.
2.
an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the shape of a long triangle or of a semicircle, for waving lightly in the hand to create a cooling current of air about a person: We sat on the veranda, cooling ourselves with palm-leaf fans.
3.
anything resembling such an implement, as the tail of a bird.
4.
any of various devices consisting essentially of a series of radiating vanes or blades attached to and revolving with a central hublike portion to produce a current of air: ceiling fan; wall fan.
5.
a series of revolving blades supplying air for winnowing or cleaning grain.
verb (used with object)
9.
to move or agitate (the air) with or as if with a fan.
10.
to cause air to blow upon, as from a fan; cool or refresh with or as if with a fan: He fanned his face with a newspaper.
11.
to stir to activity with or as if with a fan: to fan a flame; to fan emotions.
12.
(of a breeze, current of air, etc.) to blow upon, as if driven by a fan: A cool breeze fanned the shore.
13.
to spread out like a fan: The dealer fanned the cards.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 18.
to strike, swing, or brush lightly at something.
19.
Western U.S. (chiefly cowboy use) . to slap the flanks of (a horse or other animal) repeatedly with a hat to get it to move or move faster.
20.
to spread out like a fan (often followed by out ): The forest fire fanned out in all directions.
21.
Baseball. (of a batter) to strike out, usually by swinging at and missing the pitch charged as the third strike.
22.
hit the fan, Slang. to become suddenly more awkward, embarrassing, or troublesome: When news of the incident was leaked to the press, everything hit the fan at once.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English fann < Latin vannus winnowing basket
before 900; Middle English, Old English fann < Latin vannus winnowing basket
Related forms
fan·like, adjective
fan·ner, noun
un·fanned, adjective
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noun
an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
Synonyms
supporter, enthusiast, partisan, booster, addict.
supporter, enthusiast, partisan, booster, addict.
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World English Dictionary
fan1 (fæn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. any device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or number of surfaces, esp a rotating device consisting of a number of blades attached to a central hub |
| b. a machine that rotates such a device | |
| 2. | any of various hand-agitated devices for cooling onself, esp a collapsible semicircular series of flat segments of paper, ivory, etc |
| 3. | something shaped like such a fan, such as the tail of certain birds |
| 4. | agriculture |
| a. a kind of basket formerly used for winnowing grain | |
| b. a machine equipped with a fan for winnowing or cleaning grain | |
| —vb (often foll by out) , fans, fanning, fanned | |
| 5. | to cause a current of air, esp cool air, to blow upon, as by means of a fan: to fan one's face |
| 6. | to agitate or move (air, smoke, etc) with or as if with a fan |
| 7. | to make fiercer, more ardent, etc: fan one's passion |
| 8. | to spread out or cause to spread out in the shape of a fan |
| 9. | a. to fire (an automatic gun) continuously by keeping the trigger depressed |
| b. to fire (a nonautomatic gun) several times by repeatedly chopping back the hammer with the palm | |
| 10. | to winnow (grain) by blowing the chaff away from it |
| [Old English fann, from Latin vannus] | |
| 'fanlike1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'fanner1 | |
| —n | |
| fan2 (fæn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an ardent admirer of a pop star, film actor, football team, etc |
| 2. | a devotee of a sport, hobby, etc |
| [C17, re-formed C19: from | |
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Word Origin & History
fan
O.E. (W. Saxon) fann "a basket or shovel for winnowing grain" (by tossing it in the air), from L. vannus, related to ventus "wind" (see wind (n.)). The chaff, being lighter, would blow off. Sense of "device for moving air" first recorded late 14c.; the hand-held version is
first attested 1550s. Related: Fanned; fanning. To fan out "spread out like a hand-held fan," is from 1590s. A fan-light (1819) originally was shaped like a lady's fan.
fan
1889, Amer.Eng., originally of baseball enthusiasts, probably a shortening of fanatic, but may be influenced by the Fancy (1807), a collective term for followers of a certain hobby or sport (especially boxing). There is an isolated use from 1682, but the modern word is likely a new formation.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FAN
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Fan definition
a winnowing shovel by which grain was thrown up against the wind that it might be cleansed from broken straw and chaff (Isa. 30:24; Jer. 15:7; Matt. 3:12). (See AGRICULTURE.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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