Fan Meaning and Definition

Word: Fan

How to pronounce: fæn

Noun

Definitions:

1. An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.

Example sentences: "A couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning"

2. A device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move.

Example sentences: "The girls were giggling behind their fans"

3. A device for winnowing grain.

Verb

Definitions:

1. Cool (especially a person or a part of the body) by waving something to create a current of air.

Example sentences: "He fanned himself with his hat"

2. Increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it.

Example sentences: "Gusty wind fanned fires in Yellowstone Park"

3. Disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area.

Example sentences: "The arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing.

Example sentences: "Football fans"

Synonyms:

ventilator

ventilation fan

blower

ventilating fan

electric fan

vane

admirer

groupie

enthusiast

worshiper

aficionado

lover

buff

freak

groupies

rooter

supporter

devotee

follower

fani

Derivations:

fanatic

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Fan in Other Languages...

Spanish: Ventilador

German: Fan

French: Ventilateur

Italian: Fan

Turkish: Fan