fan  /fæn/

noun

1. a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces

synset: fan

2. an enthusiastic devotee of sports

synset: sports_fan, fan, rooter

3. an ardent follower and admirer

synset: fan, buff, devotee, lover

verb

1. strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)

synset: fan

2. make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"

synset: fan

3. agitate the air

synset: fan

4. blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; "The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum"

synset: winnow, fan

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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