name
Meaning 1
A diminutive of Frances.
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name
A diminutive of Frances.
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name
A county of Puyang, Henan, China.
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name
A surname from Mandarin.
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name
The station code of Fanling in Hong Kong.
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Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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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 oneself.
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An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
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noun
The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
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Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
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noun
An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
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noun
A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
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noun
A group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.
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Topics: card-games, games
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noun
A section of a tree having a finite number of branches.
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Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
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noun
A unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.
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Usage: Hong-Kong, dated
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noun
Initialism of file area network.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of free amino nitrogen, amino acids available for yeast metabolism.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: beverages, brewing, business, food, lifestyle, manufacturing
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verb
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
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verb
To slap (a behind, especially).
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
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Usage: intransitive
Qualifier: usually to fan out
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verb
To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
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verb
To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
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Usage: transitive
Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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verb
To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
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Usage: figuratively
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verb
To winnow grain.
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verb
To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
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Usage: transitive
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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verb
To strike out.
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Usage: intransitive
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To strike out (a batter).
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Usage: transitive
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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verb
To fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
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Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
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noun
a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
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Broader terms: device
Narrower terms: electric fan, blower, exhaust fan, punkah
noun
an ardent follower and admirer
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Synonyms: buff, devotee, lover
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Broader terms: follower
Narrower terms: aerophile, aficionado, amorist, bacchant, bacchanal, groupie, metalhead
noun
an enthusiastic devotee of sports
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Synonyms: sports fan, rooter
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Broader terms: enthusiast, partisan, partizan
Narrower terms: aficionado, railbird
verb
make (an emotion) fiercer
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Broader terms: intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
verb
strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
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Broader terms: strike out
verb
separate the chaff from by using air currents
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Synonyms: winnow
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Broader terms: sift, sieve, strain
verb
agitate the air
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Broader terms: shake, agitate
Narrower terms: winnow
History
Shortening of Fanny, itself a short form of Frances.
From Mandarin 范 (Fàn).
Inherited from Middle English fan, inherited from Old English fann (“a winnowing, fan”), derived from Latin vannus (“fan for winnowing grain”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h2weh1- (“to blow”). Cognates * Latin ventus (“wind”) * Dutch wan (“winnowing basket”) * German Wanne (“winnowing basket”) * Swedish vanna (“a fan for winnowing”) * Old English windwian (“to fan, winnow”). More at winnow.
Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. ▲ French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic English fancyinflu. English fan Clipping of fanatic, originally in US baseball slang. Possibly influenced by fancy (“group of sport or hobby enthusiasts”), i.e. fancy boy (“fan”).
From Cantonese 分. Doublet of fen and hoon.
Across languages
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