fan
- n a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
- n an enthusiastic devotee of sports
- n an ardent follower and admirer
- v strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher)
- v make (an emotion) fiercer
fan hatred - v agitate the air
- v separate the chaff from by using air currents
fan-jet
- n an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
- n a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust
fan belt
- n a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator
fan dance
- n a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness
fan fern
- n large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia