fan

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UK /faːn/ US /fæn/

noun 9verb 5name 4

Collocations

(noun.) enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much

ADJ

adoring, ardent, avid, big, dedicated, devoted, great, keen, loyal, number one, real

My sister is an avid fan of that detective show and watches every episode twice.

lifelong

armchair

Many armchair fans watched the entire World Cup tournament from their living rooms this summer.

obsessive

My brother is an obsessive fan of that video game and plays it every single day.

cricket, football, rugby, soccer, sports, etc. | jazz, music, pop, etc. | film, movie

home

The home fans cheered loudly when their team scored in the final minute.

away, travelling, visiting

opposing/opposition, rival

The opposing fans argued loudly throughout the entire football game.

VERB + FAN

delight

The unexpected ending of the movie absolutely delighted the fans who had waited years for a sequel.

disappoint, let down

The team's poor performance really let down their loyal fans last season.

FAN + VERB

converge on sth, gather, turn out/up

Thousands of music fans gathered outside the venue hours before the concert began.

watch sth

applaud (sb/sth), boo (sb/sth), chant sth

The crowd of supporters cheered and chanted the team's name throughout the match.

besiege sth

Excited fans besieged the concert venue for hours before the gates opened.

FAN + NOUN

club, letter, mail

(noun.) machine that creates a current of air

ADJ

electric | cooling | extractor | ceiling, overhead

FAN + NOUN

belt, heater

Definitions

noun

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

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.

The action of fanning; agitation of the air.

"If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow.

Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.

An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.

The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne.

Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.

verb

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.

Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: […]

To slap (a behind, especially).

Part of it was that as much as I respected filial devotion and as much as I liked Sarah Barstow, it would have been a real satisfaction to put her across my knees and pull up her skirts and giver^([sic]) her a swell fanning, for not taking a look at that driver.

To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.

To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.

I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room.

To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.

To fan a single action revolver, hold down the trigger and strike the hammer repeatedly with a free hand.

noun

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

I am a big fan of libraries.

I am a big fan of cricket.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an ardent follower and admirer

noun — an enthusiastic devotee of sports

rooter

verb — blow away or off with a current of air

winnow

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

hit the fan

To have a dramatic, usually negative, effect.

They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.

fan the flames

To intensify or worsen an already difficult situation.

In simple terms, both superpowers poured gasoline on the fire and fanned the flames, hoping that out of the ashes would arise a region committed either to democracy or to Soviet-st

fan dance

A dance performance incorporating the artful use of fans.

Gracefully he led the fan dance, and glided without a pause into the shadow dance and the umbrella dance.

fair-weather fan

A fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are performing well.

But, hey, don't get me wrong. I'm not one of those big-mouth, fair-weather fans who sings "Hail to the Redskins" when they're winning and "To Hell With the Redskins" when they're n

bandwagon fan

A fan who has shown no past loyalty to a team and supports them all because they are actively succeeding or trendy.

Example Bank

He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius.

Wiktionary

"If I cannot be of service, then I certainly don't wish to impose," said McGinty, with a quick fan of breeze that indicated a sweeping bow.

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The oxen likewise and the yong asses that eare the ground, shall eate cleane prouender which hath bene winnowed with the shouell and with the fanne.

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We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.

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Alice took up the fan and gloves, and, as the hall was very hot, she kept fanning herself all the time she went on talking: […]

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Usage Notes

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