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fan

/ fan /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
Type of:
device
Kinds of:
electric fan blower exhaust fan punkah
Has parts:
cooling system engine cooling system
noun Sense 2
an ardent follower and admirer
Type of:
follower
Kinds of:
aerophile aficionado amorist bacchant bacchanal
Has parts:
following followers
Derived:
love enjoy give dedicate consecrate
verb Sense 3
make (an emotion) fiercer
"fan hatred"
Type of:
intensify compound heighten
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
Type of:
strike out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 5
agitate the air
Type of:
shake agitate
Kinds of:
winnow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
an enthusiastic devotee of sports
Type of:
enthusiast partisan partizan
Kinds of:
aficionado railbird
verb Sense 7
separate from chaff
"She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"
Type of:
sift sieve strain
Derived:
winnow winnowing sifting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
73%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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device electric fan blower exhaust fan punkah follower aerophile aficionado amorist bacchant bacchanal intensify