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fan
noun
a
machine
with
blades
that
spin
to
move
air
and
make
a
place
cooler
•
On
a
hot
afternoon
,
we
switched
on
the
old
metal
fan
in
the
living
room
.
On
a
hot
afternoon
,
we
switched
on
the
old
metal
fan
in
the
living
room
.
•
A
ceiling
fan
spun
lazily
above
the
dining
table
during
dinner
.
A
ceiling
fan
spun
lazily
above
the
dining
table
during
dinner
.
Old
English
fann
originally
meant
a
basket
for
winnowing
grain
;
later
it
came
to
describe
the
hand-held
device
used
for
creating
a
breeze
,
and
finally
the
mechanical
appliance
.
noun
someone
who
likes
,
supports
,
or
admires
a
person
,
team
,
or
thing
very
much
•
Mia
is
a
huge
fan
of
superhero
movies
.
Mia
is
a
huge
fan
of
superhero
movies
.
•
Hundreds
of
screaming
fans
waited
outside
the
stadium
for
the
band
.
Hundreds
of
screaming
fans
waited
outside
the
stadium
for
the
band
.
Late
19th-century
American
slang
shortening
of
“
fanatic
,”
meaning
an
ardent
admirer
.
verb
-
fan
,
fanning
,
fans
,
fanned
to
move
air
toward
someone
or
something
by
waving
an
object
or
your
hand
•
She
fanned
herself
with
a
magazine
during
the
power
outage
.
She
fanned
herself
with
a
magazine
during
the
power
outage
.
•
The
chef
fans
the
charcoal
to
make
the
fire
burn
hotter
.
The
chef
fans
the
charcoal
to
make
the
fire
burn
hotter
.
From
the
noun
“
fan
”;
first
recorded
as
a
verb
in
the
16th
century
meaning
“
to
winnow
grain
,”
later
extended
to
any
act
of
moving
air
by
waving
.
verb
-
fan
,
fanning
,
fans
,
fanned
to
make
a
feeling
such
as
anger
or
excitement
grow
stronger
•
The
sensational
headline
fanned
public
outrage
.
The
sensational
headline
fanned
public
outrage
.
•
Rumors
on
social
media
fanned
the
excitement
before
the
product
launch
.
Rumors
on
social
media
fanned
the
excitement
before
the
product
launch
.
Figurative
use
develops
from
the
idea
of
blowing
on
a
fire
to
make
it
burn
more
brightly
,
first
attested
in
the
early
17th
century
.
