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English noun: fan | |||
| 1. | fan (artifact) a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blower, electric fan, exhaust fan, punkah | ||
| Part meronym | cooling system, engine cooling system | ||
| 2. | fan (person) an enthusiastic devotee of sports | ||
| Synonyms | rooter, sports fan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aficionado, railbird | ||
| 3. | fan (person) an ardent follower and admirer | ||
| Synonyms | buff, devotee, lover | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follower | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aerophile, aficionado, amorist, bacchanal, bacchant, groupie, metalhead | ||
| Member meronym | followers, following | ||
English verb: fan | |||
| 1. | fan (contact) strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike out | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 2. | fan (change) make (an emotion) fiercer | ||
| Samples | Fan hatred. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compound, deepen, heighten, intensify | ||
| 3. | fan (motion) agitate the air | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | winnow | ||
| 4. | fan (contact) separate the chaff from by using air currents | ||
| Samples | She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field. | ||
| Synonyms | winnow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sieve, sift, strain | ||
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