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  1. Fan
    [surname] Fan is a transliteration for some Chinese family names, of which the most common ones are 范 ({zh|p=Fàn}) and 樊 ({zh|p=Fán}). ==Origin and branch of Fàn (范)== ==Notable people with the surname Fàn (范)== ==Notable people with the surname Fán (樊)== ...
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  2. fan
    [n] - an ardent follower 2. [n] - a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces 3. [v] - agitate the air 4. [v] - strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) in baseball 5. [v] - make fiercer
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  3. Fan
    A fruit tree or shrub trained and tied flat against wall or fence in the shape of a fan
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  4. FAN
    Fetal Alcohol Network
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  5. fan
    An essential accessory for women, especially in 18thC Europe, used to create a breeze and to communicate modesty, coyness or discreet flirting. The rigid fans of the ancient civilisations and Renaissance Europe have a long handle topped by a leaf of parchment, fabric or feathers within a rigid frame...
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  6. fan
    Used with the heat sink to cool the processor. The more powerful the processor, the more transistors it has and therefore the more heat it generates. An overheated processor will cause programs to crash.
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  7. Fan
    Fan noun [ Anglo-Saxon fann , from Latin vannus fan, van for winnowing grain; confer French van . Confer Van a winnowing machine, Winnow .] 1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by th...
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  8. Fan
    Fan transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fanned ; present participle & verbal noun Fanning .] [ Confer Old French vanner , Latin vannere . See Fan ,
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  9. fan
    1. To move as with a fan. 'The air . . . Fanned with unnumbered plumes.' (Milton) ... 2. To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan. ... 3. To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. 'Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves.' ...
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  10. fan
    noun a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
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  11. fan
    buff noun an ardent follower and admirer
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  12. fan
    verb make (an emotion) fiercer; `fan hatred`
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  1. fan
    verb agitate the air
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  2. fan
    verb separate the chaff from by using air currents; `She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field`
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  3. Fan
    • (n.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel. • (n.) To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion. • (n.) T...
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  4. fan
    in the decorative arts, rigid or folding hand-held device used throughout the world since ancient times; it has been used for cooling, air ... [1 related articles]
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  5. fan
    device for producing a current of air or other gases or vapours. Fans are used for circulating air in rooms and buildings; for cooling motors and ... [3 related articles]
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  6. fan
    fan Short for fanatic.
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  7. Fan
    Fan is slang for an enthusiast.
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  8. Fan
    Fan is slang for an enthusiast.
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  9. Fan
    [person] A Fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band, a sports team or entertainer. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm by being a member of a fa...
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  10. fan
    fan, device for agitating air or gases or moving them from one location to another. Mechanical fans with revolving blades are used for ventilation, in manufacturing, in winnowing grain, to remove dust, cuttings, or other waste, or to provide draft for a fire. They are also used to move air for cooli...
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  11. Fan
    In terms of costume, a fan is a portable, usually folding in Europe, rigid and mounted on a handle in the Far East, and sector-shaped, device for moving the air to cool one's face. Fans were invented in China and Japan where both folding and rigid forms were at different times popular. In Europe, fo...
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  12. fan
    An accessory for women especially in 18thC Europe, used to generate a breeze and to communicate modesty, coyness or for discrete flirting. The rigid fans of the ancient civilisations and renaissance Europe have a long handle topped by a leaf of parchment, fabric or feathers within a rigid frame. Fol...
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  13. fan
    To miss the ball completely
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