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Fanlike
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Fanlike
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1.
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 oneself, 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. agriculture
a.
a kind of basket formerly used for winnowing grain
b.
a machine equipped with a fan for winnowing or cleaning grain
verbWord forms: fans, fanning or fanned (mainly tr)
5.
to cause a current of air, esp cool air, to blow upon, as by means of a fan
to fan one's face
6.
to agitate or move (air, smoke, etc) with or as if with a fan
7.
to make fiercer, more ardent, etc
fan one's passion
8. (also intr; often foll by out)
to spread out or cause to spread out in the shape of a fan
9.
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
10.
to winnow (grain) by blowing the chaff away from it
noun
1.
an ardent admirer of a pop star, film actor, football team, etc
2.
a devotee of a sport, hobby, etc
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Fanlike
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1. Obsolete
a device for winnowing grain
2.
any device or machine used to set up a current of air for ventilating or cooling
; specif.,a.
any flat surface moved by hand
b.
a folding device made of paper, cloth, etc. which when opened has the shape of a sector of a circle
c.
a device consisting of one or more revolving blades or vanes attached to a rotary hub and operated by a motor
3.
anything in the shape of a fan1 (sense 2) fan1 (sense 2b), as the tail of a bird
4.
in a windmill, a small vane that keeps the large vanes, or sails, at right angles to the wind
verb transitiveWord forms: fanned or ˈfanning
5.
to move or agitate (air) with or as with a fan
6.
to direct a current of air toward or on with or as with a fan; blow on
7.
to stir up; excite
8.
to blow or drive away with a fan
9.
to spread out into the shape of a fan1 (sense 2) fan1 (sense 2b)
10.
to separate (grain) from chaff
11. US, Slang
a.
to spank
b.
to fire (a pistol) several times quickly in succession by slapping the hammer back as with the alternate hand between shots
12. US, Baseball
to strike (a batter) out
verb intransitive
13. US, Baseball
to strike out
noun
a person enthusiastic about a specified sport, pastime, or performer; devotee
a baseball fan, movie fan
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.