| fan | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. fan | a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces. |
| ~ cooling system, engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ electric fan, blower | a fan run by an electric motor. |
| ~ exhaust fan | a fan that moves air out of an enclosure. |
| ~ punkah | a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room. |
| n. (person) | 2. fan, rooter, sports fan | an enthusiastic devotee of sports. |
| ~ aficionado | a fan of bull fighting. |
| ~ enthusiast, partizan, partisan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. |
| ~ railbird | a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track. |
| n. (person) | 3. buff, devotee, fan, lover | an ardent follower and admirer. |
| ~ followers, following | a group of followers or enthusiasts. |
| ~ aerophile | a lover of aviation. |
| ~ aficionado | a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer. |
| ~ amorist | one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love. |
| ~ bacchanal, bacchant | a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus. |
| ~ follower | a person who accepts the leadership of another. |
| ~ groupie | an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around). |
| ~ metalhead | a fan of heavy metal music. |
| v. (contact) | 4. fan | strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher). |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ strike out | put out or be put out by a strikeout.; "Oral struck out three batters to close the inning" |
| v. (change) | 5. fan | make (an emotion) fiercer.; "fan hatred" |
| ~ compound, deepen, intensify, heighten | make more intense, stronger, or more marked.; "The efforts were intensified"; "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" |
| v. (motion) | 6. fan | agitate the air. |
| ~ winnow | blow on.; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass" |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| v. (contact) | 7. fan, winnow | separate the chaff from by using air currents.; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
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