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[1] any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
[2] an implement of feathers, leaves, paper, cloth, etc., often in the shape of a long triangle or of a semicircle, for waving lightly in the hand to create a cooling current of air about a person: We sat on the veranda, cooling ourselves with palm-leaf fans.
[3] anything resembling such an implement, as the tail of a bird.
[4] any of various devices consisting essentially of a series of radiating vanes or blades attached to and revolving with a central hublike portion to produce a current of air: ceiling fan; wall fan.
[5] a series of revolving blades supplying air for winnowing or cleaning grain.
[6] Horology . fly1(def 28) .
[7] a semicircular decoration of bunting.
[8] Physical Geography . an alluvial fan.
[9] to move or agitate (the air) with or as if with a fan.
[10] to cause air to blow upon, as from a fan; cool or refresh with or as if with a fan: He fanned his face with a newspaper.
[11] to stir to activity with or as if with a fan: to fan a flame; to fan emotions.
[12] (of a breeze, current of air, etc.) to blow upon, as if driven by a fan: A cool breeze fanned the shore.
[13] to spread out like a fan: The dealer fanned the cards.
[14] Informal . to move (oneself) quickly: You'll fan your tail out of here if you know what's good for you.
[15] Agriculture . to winnow, especially by an artificial current of air.
[16] Baseball . (of a pitcher) to strike out (a batter).
[17] Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to punish by spanking; spank: Your mother will fan you good if you break that dish.
[18] to strike, swing, or brush lightly at something.
[19] Western U.S. (chiefly cowboy use ) . to slap the flanks of (a horse or other animal) repeatedly with a hat to get it to move or move faster.
[20] to spread out like a fan (often followed by out ): The forest fire fanned out in all directions.
[21] Baseball . (of a batter) to strike out, usually by swinging at and missing the pitch charged as the third strike.
[22] hit the fan , Slang . to become suddenly more awkward, embarrassing, or troublesome: When news of the incident was leaked to the press, everything hit the fan at once.
[23] any device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or number of surfaces, esp a rotating device consisting of a number of blades attached to a central hub a machine that rotates such a device
[24] any of various hand-agitated devices for cooling onself, esp a collapsible semicircular series of flat segments of paper, ivory, etc
[25] something shaped like such a fan, such as the tail of certain birds
[26] agriculture a kind of basket formerly used for winnowing grain a machine equipped with a fan for winnowing or cleaning grain
[27] to cause a current of air, esp cool air, to blow upon, as by means of a fan to fan one's face
[28] to agitate or move (air, smoke, etc) with or as if with a fan
[29] to make fiercer, more ardent, etc fan one's passion
[30] (also intr often foll by out ) to spread out or cause to spread out in the shape of a fan
[31] to fire (an automatic gun) continuously by keeping the trigger depressed to fire (a nonautomatic gun) several times by repeatedly chopping back the hammer with the palm
[32] to winnow (grain) by blowing the chaff away from it
[33] an ardent admirer of a pop star, film actor, football team, etc
[34] a devotee of a sport, hobby, etc

Words related to Fanned

fanarouse, excite, rouse, ventilate, ruffle, aerate, winnow, refresh, spread, wind, cool, air-condition, air-cool, extend, agitate, increase, enkindle, stimulate, expand, impassion

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Origin of Fanned

1before 900; Middle English, Old English fann < Latin vannus winnowing basket

Other words from Fanned

fan·like , adjective
fan·ner , noun
un·fanned , adjective

Word origin for Fanned

C17, re-formed C19: from fan (atic )

Synonyms for Fanned

aerate, air-condition, air-cool, cool, refresh, ruffle, spread, ventilate, wind, winnow