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fan

noun

1 fan

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

Roget 349: wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium; air; breath, breath of air; puff, whiff, zephyr; blow, breeze, ... show more

Roget 385: refrigeration, infrigidation, reduction of temperature; cooling etc. v.; congelation, conglaciation; ice etc. 383; solidification etc. ... show more

Dutch: ventilator, waaier
Polish: wiatrak

2 fan

An enthusiastic devotee of sports.

synonyms: rooter, sports fan.

Dutch: sportliefhebber
Polish: kibic

3 fan

An ardent follower and admirer.

synonyms: buff, devotee, lover.

Dutch: aanbidder, beminnaar, liefhebber, minnaar
Polish: fan

verb

1 fan

Strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher).

Roget 689: brace etc. (strengthen) 159; reinvigorate; air, freshen up, refresh, recruit; repair etc. (restore) 660; fan, ... show more

Roget 338: air, ventilate, fan etc. (wind) 349.   

Roget 349: blow, waft; blow hard, blow great guns, blow a hurricane etc. n.; wuther; stream, issue.    respire, breathe, puff; ... show more

Roget 385: cool, fan, refrigerate, refresh, ice; congeal, freeze, glaciate; benumb, starve, pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, ... show more

Roget 276: give an impetus etc. n.; impel, push; start, give a start to, set going; drive, urge, boom; thrust, prod, ... show more

2 fan

Make (an emotion) fiercer.

3 fan

Agitate the air.

4 fan

Blow away or off with a current of air:
— The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum.

synonym: winnow.


Moby thesaurus: Maecenas, V, abettor, adherent, admirer, advocate, aerate, aerator, aficionado, agitate, air, air conditioner, air cooler, air filter, air out, air passage, air-condition, air-cool, airify, airscrew ... show more.

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fanning

noun

Roget 349: wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium; air; breath, breath of air; puff, whiff, zephyr; blow, breeze, ... show more

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