fan >> fan
Definition: [noun] an apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.
Example: a couple of ceiling fans, lazily turning
Definition: [noun] a handheld device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is waved so as to cool the person holding it.
Example: the girls were giggling behind their fans
Definition: [verb] cool (someone or something) by waving an object to create a current of air.
Example: he fanned himself with his hat
Definition: [verb] increase the strength of (a fire) by blowing on it or stirring up the air near it.
Example: fanned by an easterly wind, the fire spread rapidly
Definition: [verb] disperse or radiate from a central point to cover a wide area.
Example: the arriving passengers began to fan out through the town in search of lodgings