fan

fan
I
n
1. blower, air conditioner, air cooler, ven- 395tilator, aerator; palm leaf, flabellum, (both esp. in India) punkah, thermantidote.
v
2. ventilate, air, aerate; air-condition, air-cool; cool, chill, refrigerate; winnow, blow upon, stir up a breeze; refresh, freshen, revive, revitalize.
3. arouse, agitate, excite, stimulate, suscitate, foment, impassion, move, stir up, work up, whip up, fire up; inflame, enkindle, ignite, touch off; incite, instigate, provoke, stir the embers, add fuel to the flames.
4. spread, spread out, outspread, lay out, open up; unfurl, unfold, stretch out.
II
n
1. devotee, enthusiast, aficionado, Inf. buff, Inf. hound, Sl. bug, Sl. nut; addict, Inf. fiend, Sl. junkie, Sl. freak; satellite, claqueur, (all usu. of adolescent girls) (in the 40s) bobbysoxer, (in the 60s) teenybopper, (in the 70s) groupie.
2. votary, champion, follower, disciple, adherent; zealot, partisan, bigot, fanatic; visionary, cultist, sectary.
3. promoter, supporter, Inf. pusher, Inf. booster, Inf. arm-waver; chauvinist, jingoist.

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