fan

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fan 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  fan 
 
  Sense  3 
  fan 
  =>  winnow 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fan 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  fan 
 
  Sense  3 
  fan 
  =>  winnow 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fan 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fan 
 
  4  senses  of  fan 
 
  Sense  1 
  fan 
  =>  strike  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  fan 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
 
  Sense  3 
  fan 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
 
  Sense  4 
  winnow,  fan 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fan 
 
  fan  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fan 
 
  Sense  1 
  fan 
  =>  strike  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fan 
  =>  intensify,  compound,  heighten,  deepen 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  fan 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  winnow,  fan 
  =>  sift,  sieve,  strain 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fan 
  alluvial  fan 
  attic  fan 
  electric  fan 
  exhaust  fan 
  fan 
  fan  belt 
  fan  blade 
  fan  dance 
  fan  fern 
  fan  palm 
  fan  tracery 
  fan  vaulting 
  fanaloka 
  fanatic 
  fanaticism 
  fancier 
  fanconi's  anaemia 
  fanconi's  anemia 
  fancy 
  fancy-dress  ball 
  fancy  dress 
  fancy  man 
  fancy  woman 
  fancywork 
  fandango 
  fandom 
  fanfare 
  fang 
  fanion 
  fanlight 
  fannie  farmer 
  fannie  mae 
  fannie  merritt  farmer 
  fanny 
  fanny  wright 
  fantail 
  fantan 
  fantasia 
  fantasist 
  fantast 
  fantasy 
  fantasy  life 
  fantasy  world 
  fantods 
  fanweed 
  fanwort 
  kordofan 
  lorfan 
  miniature  fan  palm 
  motion-picture  fan 
  sea  fan 
  sports  fan 
  turbofan 
  turfan 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fan 
 
  The  noun  fan  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fan  --  (a  device  for  creating  a  current  of  air  by  movement  of  a  surface  or  surfaces) 
  2.  (3)  sports  fan,  fan  --  (an  enthusiastic  devotee  of  sports) 
  3.  (3)  fan,  buff,  devotee,  lover,  afficionado  --  (an  ardent  follower) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fan 
 
  The  verb  fan  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  fan  --  (strike  out  (a  batter),  (of  a  pitcher)  in  baseball) 
  2.  (2)  fan  --  (make  fiercer;  as  of  emotions;  "fan  hatred") 
  3.  (1)  fan  --  (agitate  the  air) 
  4.  winnow,  fan  --  (separate  from  chaff;  of  grain) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fan 
  fanatic 
  fanatical 
  fancied 
  fancied  up 
  fanciful 
  fancy 
  fancy-free 
  fanged 
  fanlike 
  fanned 
  fantabulous 
  fantastic 
  fantastical 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fan 
 
  The  noun  fan  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fan  --  (a  device  for  creating  a  current  of  air  by  movement  of  a  surface  or  surfaces) 
  2.  (3)  sports  fan,  fan  --  (an  enthusiastic  devotee  of  sports) 
  3.  (3)  fan,  buff,  devotee,  lover,  afficionado  --  (an  ardent  follower) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fan 
 
  The  verb  fan  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  fan  --  (strike  out  (a  batter),  (of  a  pitcher)  in  baseball) 
  2.  (2)  fan  --  (make  fiercer;  as  of  emotions;  "fan  hatred") 
  3.  (1)  fan  --  (agitate  the  air) 
  4.  winnow,  fan  --  (separate  from  chaff;  of  grain) 

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