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■ noun
1》 an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.
2》 a hand-held device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the user.
3》 a ~-shaped alluvial or talus deposit at the foot of a slope.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )
1》 cool by waving something to create a current of air.
↘drive away with a waving movement.
↘ Baseball & Ice Hockey swing unsuccessfully at the ball or puck.
↘ Baseball strike out (a batter).
2》 (of an air current) increase the strength of (a fire).
↘make (a belief or emotion) stronger.
3》 ( ~ out ) spread out over a wide area.
Derivatives
~-like adjective
~ner noun
Origin
OE ~n (as a noun denoting a device for winnowing grain), ~nian (v.), from L. vannus 'winnowing ~'.
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~ 2
■ noun a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular activity, performer, etc.
Derivatives
~dom noun
Origin
C19 (orig. US): abbrev. of ~atic .