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Meaning of fan

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fan
      n 1: a device for creating a current of air by movement of a
           surface or surfaces
      2: an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: {sports fan}, {fan},
         {rooter}]
      3: an ardent follower and admirer [syn: {fan}, {buff},
         {devotee}, {lover}]
      v 1: strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
      2: make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred"
      3: agitate the air
      4: separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood
         there winnowing chaff all day in the field" [syn: {winnow},
         {fan}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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