fan

fan ¹  (fn)

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. A machine for winnowing.

3. Something resembling an open fan in shape: a peacock's fan.

v. fanned, fan·ning, fans

v.tr.

1. To move or cause a current of (air) with or as if with a fan.

2. To direct a current of air or a breeze upon, especially in order to cool: fan one's face.

3. To stir (something) up by or as if by fanning: fanned the flames in the fireplace; a troublemaker who fanned resentment among the staff.

4. To open (something) out into the shape of a fan: The bird fanned its colorful tail.

5.

a. To fire (an automatic gun) in a continuous sweep by keeping one's finger on the trigger.

b. To fire (a nonautomatic gun) rapidly by chopping the hammer with the palm.

6. To winnow.

7. Baseball To strike out (a batter).

v.intr.

1. To spread out like a fan: The troops fanned out from the beachhead.

2. Baseball To strike out.

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[Middle English, winnowing fan, from Old English fann, from Latin vannus; see wet-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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fan ²  (fn)

n.

An ardent devotee; an enthusiast.

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[Short for fanatic.]

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fan¹

n

1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)

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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Agriculture

a.  a kind of basket formerly used for winnowing grain

b.  a machine equipped with a fan for winnowing or cleaning grain

vb fans, fanning, fanned (mainly tr)

1. to cause a current of air, esp cool air, to blow upon, as by means of a fan to fan one's face

2. to agitate or move (air, smoke, etc.) with or as if with a fan

3. to make fiercer, more ardent, etc. fan one's passion

4. (also intr; often foll by out) to spread out or cause to spread out in the shape of a fan

5. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

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

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to winnow (grain) by blowing the chaff away from it

[Old English fann, from Latin vannus]

fanlike  adj

fanner  n

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fan²

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 fan(atic)]

Thesaurus

Noun	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
	2.	fan - an enthusiastic devotee of sports     rooter, sports fan 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
	3.	fan - an ardent follower and admirer       buff, devotee, lover 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
Verb	1.	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"
	2.	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"
	3.	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"
	4.	fan - separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" winnow 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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fan¹

noun

blower, ventilator, air conditioner, vane, punkah (in India), blade, propeller He cools himself with an electric fan.

verb

1. blow, cool, refresh, air-condition, ventilate, air-cool, winnow (rare) She fanned herself with a piece of cardboard.

2. stimulate, increase, excite, provoke, arouse, rouse, stir up, work up, agitate, whip up, add fuel to the flames, impassion, enkindle economic problems which often fan hatred

fan out spread out, spread, lay out, disperse, unfurl, open out, space out The main body of troops fanned out to the west.

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fan²

noun supporter, lover, follower, enthusiast, addict, freak (informal), admirer, buff (informal), devotee, fiend (informal), fan club (informal), adherent, zealot, groupie (slang), aficionado, rooter (U.S.) As a boy he was a Manchester United fan.

Translations

fan¹ [fæn]

A. N → abanico m (Agr) → aventador m; (= machine) → ventilador m
electric fan → ventilador m eléctrico
when the shit hits the fan → cuando se arme la gorda

B. VT [+ face, person] → abanicar; (mechanically) → ventilar (Agr) → aventar; [+ flames] → atizar, avivar (fig) → avivar, excitar
to fan o.s → abanicarse, darse aire

C. CPD fan belt N (in motor) → correa f del ventilador
fan heater N (Brit) → calentador m de aire, estufa f eléctrica(de aire caliente)
fan vaulting N (Archit) → bóveda f de abanico

fan out

A. VT + ADV [+ cards etc] → ordenar en abanico

B. VI + ADV (Mil etc) → desplegarse en abanico, avanzar en abanico

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fan² [fæn]

A. N (gen) → aficionado/a m/f (Sport) → hincha mf, forofo/a m/f (Sp), adicto/a m/f (LAm); [of pop star, etc] → fan mf, admirador(a) m/f
the fans → la afición
I am not one of his fans → no soy de sus admiradores, yo no soy de los que lo admiran

B. CPD fan club N → club m de admiradores (Mus) → club m de fans
fan mail N → correspondencia f de los admiradores

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fan [ˈfæn]

n

(= follower, supporter, enthusiast) [person] → admirateur/trice m/f; [actor] → fan mf; [pastime] → passionné(e) m/f; [sports team] → supporter m
to be a fan of [person] → être un(e) admirateur/trice de qn; [actor, singer, band] → être un(e) fan de; [pastime] → être un(e) passionné(e) de; [team, sport] → être un supporter de
I'm a fan of Take That → Je suis une fan de Take That.
football fans → les supporters mpl de football
Liverpool fans → les supporters mpl de Liverpool fan base, fan club, fan mail, fan site

(for keeping cool, electric) → ventilateur m; (folding) → éventail m

vt

[+ person] → éventer
to fan o.s. → s'éventer

[+ fire] → attiser

[+ fear, hatred, unrest] → attiser; [+ quarrel] → attiser

fan out

vi [people, soldiers] → se déployer
fan-assisted oven fan oven n → four m à chaleur tournante

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fan:

fan heater

n → Heizlüfter m

fanlight

n → Oberlicht nt

fan mail

n → Verehrerpost f

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fan:

fan tracery

n → fächerförmiges Maßwerk

fan vaulting

n → Fächergewölbe nt

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fan¹

n

(hand-held) → Fächer m; (mechanical: = extractor fan, Aut: to cool engine) → Ventilator m; then the shit will really hit the fan (sl) → dann ist die Kacke echt am Dampfen (sl)

(of peacock, fig) → Fächer m; to spread something out in a fan → etw fächerförmig ausbreiten

vt

(wind) → umwehen; (person) → fächeln (+dat); to fan somebody/oneself → jdm/sich (Luft) zufächeln; to fan the embers → die Glut anfachen; to fan the flames (lit) → das Feuer anfachen; (fig) → Öl ins Feuer gießen; to fan the flames of resentment/violence → den Groll/die Gewalt schüren

cards → fächerförmig ausbreiten; the peacock fanned its tail → der Pfau schlug ein Rad

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fan²

n (= supporter) → Fan m, → Anhänger(in) m(f); I’m quite a fan of yours → ich bin ein richtiger Verehrer von Ihnen

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fan¹ [fæn]

1. n → ventaglio; (machine) → ventilatore m

2. vt (face, person) → fare aria a, fare vento a; (fire) → alimentare
to fan the flames (fig) → soffiare sul fuoco

fan out vi + adv → spargersi (a ventaglio)

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fan¹ [fæn]

1. n → ventaglio; (machine) → ventilatore m

2. vt (face, person) → fare aria a, fare vento a; (fire) → alimentare
to fan the flames (fig) → soffiare sul fuoco

fan out vi + adv → spargersi (a ventaglio)

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fan² [fæn] n (gen) → fan m/f inv, ammiratore/trice (Sport) → tifoso/a, fan m/f inv
he's a jazz fan → è un patito del jazz

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fan² [fæn] n (gen) → fan m/f inv, ammiratore/trice (Sport) → tifoso/a, fan m/f inv
he's a jazz fan → è un patito del jazz

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fan¹

n fan [fӕn]

1 a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool. waaier مِرْوَحَه ветрило vějíř vifte der Fächer βεντάλια abanico lehvik بادبزن viuhka éventail מְנִיפָה चाहने वाला lepeza legyező kipas blævængur ventaglio 扇 부채 vėduoklė vēdeklis kipas waaier vifte wachlarz leque evantai веер vejár pahljača lepeza solfjäder พัด yelpaze 扇子 віяло دستی پنکھا cái quạt 扇子

2 a mechanical instrument causing a current of air He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells. waaier مِرْوَحَه كهرُبائِيَّه вентилатор větrák ventilator der Ventilator εξαεριστήρας, ανεμιστήρας ventilador ventilaator پنکه tuuletin ventilateur מְאַוורֵר पंखा ventilator ventilátor kipas angin vifta ventilatore; ventola 扇風機 송풍기 ventiliatorius ventilators; fēns kipas angin ventilator vifte, ventilator wentylator ventilador ventilator вентилятор vetrák ventilator ventilator fläkt พัดลม vantilâtör 風扇 вентилятор پنکھا ، بجلی سے چلنے والا quạt máy 风扇

v – past tense, past participle fanned –

1 to cool (as if) with a fan She sat in the corner, fanning herself. koel waai, waai يُهَوّي بالمِرْوَحَه правя (си) вятър ovívat (se) vifte Luft zufächeln κάνω αέρα abanicar(se) tuult lehvitama باد زدن vilvoitella (s')éventer לְנַפנֵף ב- पंखा करना hladiti se (kao) lepezom legyez(get) mengipasi あおぐ (부채 등으로) 바람을 일으키다 vėduoti vēdināt ([] ar vēdekli) mengipas koelte toewuiven vifte wachlować abanar a(-şi) face vânt cu evantaiul обмахивать(ся) веером ovievať sa pahljati (se) hladiti se lepezom fläkta พัดให้เย็นขึ้น yelpazelemek, serinletmek, yellemek 扇 обмахувати віялом ہوا کرنا quạt 扇

2 to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc They fanned the fire until it burst into flames. aanblaas, aanstook يَزيدُ اللهيب بِواسِطَة المِرْوَحَه раздухвам rozdmýchávat puste til anfachen φυσώ atizar, avivar lõkkele puhuma باد زدن lietsoa attiser לְלַבּוֹת भड़काना, उत्तेजित करना raspirivati vatru (tüzet) szít mengipasi blása á; magna fare vento あおる (불꽃을) 부채질하여 일으키다 įpūsti uzpūst (liesmu) mengipas aanwakkeren puste på, få til å flamme opp rozniecać, rozdmuchiwać ventilar/atiçar a aţâţa раздувать (огонь) rozdúchavať razpihovati raspirivati fläkta på กระพือ yellemek, körüklemek 扇燃 роздувати پنکھے سے ہوا کی روانی بڑھانا thổi bùng 扇燃

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fan²

n fan [fӕn]

an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person I'm a great fan of his; football fans; (also adjective ) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers). bewonderaar, liefhebber, entoesias مُعْجَب، مُتَحَمِّس، نَصير фен fanda; fandovský fan; tilhænger der Fan οπαδός, θαυμαστής aficionado, admirador fänn هوادار fani admirateur אוֹהֵד प्रशंसक obožavatelj, strastveni ljubitelj necega, fan; obožavateljev, fanov rajongó, szurkoló penggemar aðdáandi fan, ammiratore, ammiratrice; tifoso ファン (스포츠, 취미 등의) 열렬한 애호가, 팬 entuziastas, sirgalius līdzjutējs; cienītājs; līdzjutēja-; cienītāja- peminat fan fan, beundrer, tilhenger, entusiast kibic, miłośnik admirador/aficionado fan, admirator поклонник; фанат fanúšik oboževalec obožavalac supporter, fan, beundrare คนคลั่งไคล้สิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่ง taraftar, hayran 狂熱愛好者 уболівальник, фан کسی خاص کھیل یا معروف شخصیت کا قدردان người hâm mộ; người say mê 狂热爱好者

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fan → مروحة ventilátor fan Ventilator ανεμιστήρας ventilador tuuletin ventilateur ljubitelj ventilatore 扇風機 선풍기 ventilator vifte wentylator ventilador, ventoinha вентилятор fläkt พัดลม vantilatör quạt 扇子