fan

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. More at.

Noun

 * 1) A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
 * 2)  An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
 * 3) The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
 * 4) Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
 * 5) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
 * 6) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
 * 7)  A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
 * 1) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
 * 2)  A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
 * 1)  A section of a tree having a finite number of branches

Translations

 * Interlingua: (2)

Verb

 * 1)  To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
 * We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
 * 1)  To slap (a behind, especially).
 * 2)  To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
 * 3)  To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
 * 4)  To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
 * 5)  To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
 * 6) To winnow grain.
 * 7)  To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
 * 8)  To strike out.
 * 9)  To strike out (a batter).
 * 1) To winnow grain.
 * 2)  To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
 * 3)  To strike out.
 * 4)  To strike out (a batter).
 * 1)  To strike out.
 * 2)  To strike out (a batter).
 * 1)  To strike out (a batter).

Related terms

 * (to firing a revolver by holding trigger and hitting hammer) thumbing

Etymology 2
, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by, i.e..

Noun

 * 1)  A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

Usage notes
The plural fen is only used within science fiction fandom. See, etymology 3, for more information.

Hyponyms

 * See Category:en:Fans (people), for names of different fans or members of fan subcultures.

Etymology 3
From. .

Noun

 * 1)  A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.

Noun

 * 1) egg

Noun

 * 1) direction, side

Noun

 * 1) church building
 * 2) time instance or occurrence
 * 1) time instance or occurrence

Preposition

 * 1) under

Preposition

 * 1) on
 * 2) in
 * 1) in

Usage notes
Often used in conjunction with adverbs, such as, ,.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) fan (admirer)

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) fan, admirer, aficionado

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, 1920s.

Noun

 * 1)  admirer, supporter

Etymology 2
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)   ventilator

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) hunger

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1)  admirer or aficionado

Etymology 1
From. Possibly a.

Noun

 * 1)  pubis
 * 2)  pubic hair
 * 1)  pubic hair

Usage notes
Today it is used only in compounds.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1)   a person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport

Etymology
From,.

Noun

 * 1) fan: a person who is fond of something or someone.
 * 2) fan device
 * 1) fan device

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to wait
 * 2) to stay

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) hunger

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1)  (admirer or follower)

Verb

 * 1) hear
 * 2) understand
 * 3) feel

Etymology 1
From, from. Forms in v- are due to a combination of Southern Middle English voicing of initial fricatives and influence from the ultimate Latin etymon.

Noun

 * 1) A mechanism or device for removing chaff from grain (i.e. winnowing).
 * 2) A training or practice shield manufactured out of twigs or wickerwork.
 * 3)  A fan; a device for blowing air as to cool.

Etymology 1
Borrowed from, where it was a clipping of.

Noun

 * 1)  a  person who is fond of someone or something

Etymology 1
From.

Preposition

 * 1) off, from

Etymology 2
From.

Verb

 * 1) to catch

Etymology
From, , whence also 🇨🇬.

Preposition

 * 1) from

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) betel leaf

Etymology
or.

Noun

 * 1)  admirer, supporter

Etymology
From,.

Verb

 * 1) stay, remain
 * 2) wait

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) fan

Etymology 1
From Late, perhaps from , present participle of , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) the devil, Satan
 * 2)  a bastard, a motherfucker
 * 1)  a bastard, a motherfucker

Usage notes
Traditionally not capitalized.

Interjection

 * 1)  damn (referring to the devil)

Usage notes

 * Closer to English than  in offensiveness.
 * Often said with a doubly emphasized A for emphasis, like "fa-an."

Derived terms

 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)
 * ge fan (i)

Etymology 2
Borrowed from, short for , related to the Swedish words and.

Noun

 * 1) a  (admirer)

Etymology 3
Borrowed from, used since 1772, closely related to Swedish.

Noun

 * 1) a vane, a web (part of the anatomy of a bird's feather)

Noun

 * 1) bait

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) science

Etymology 1
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) van

Etymology
From, from.

Preposition

 * 1) from
 * 2) of

Etymology
From, from , from.

Adverb

 * 1) when