Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Fang (Bantu).
2.NounA 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.
3.NounAn electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc."He didn't switch on the fan because the temperature was 15 degrees Celsius."
4.NounThe action of fanning; agitation of the air.
5.NounAnything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
6.NounAn instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
7.NounA small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
8.NounA group of overlapping cards exposed in various patience games.
9.NounA section of a tree having a finite number of branches.
10.VerbTo blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise."We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind."
11.VerbTo slap (a behind, especially).
12.VerbTo move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
13.VerbTo dispel by waving a hand-held fan."I attempted to fan the disagreeable odour out of the room."
14.VerbTo perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
15.VerbTo invigorate, like flames when fanned.
16.VerbTo winnow grain.
17.VerbTo apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession."Fanning the brakes results in the gradual depletion of the pressure in the cars' brake reservoirs, which can eventually cause a loss of all braking."
18.VerbTo strike out.
19.VerbTo strike out (a batter).
20.VerbTo fail to properly shoot or pass the puck.
21.NounA person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport."I am a big fan of libraries.; I am a big fan of cricket."
22.NounA unit of length, equivalent to 0.1 tsun (0.01 chek), or 0.00371475 metres.