fan

1 عمومی:: بادزن‌، پنكه‌، پروانه‌، بادبزن‌، تماشاچی‌ ورزش‌ دوست‌، باد زدن‌، باد بزن‌، وزیدن‌ بر

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1 general::   noun enjoys watching/listening to sb/sth very much ADJ. adoring, ardent, avid, big, dedicated, devoted, great, keen, loyal, number one, real I'm a big fan of Italian food. one of the team's biggest fans The singer says her dad is her number one fan. | lifelong | armchair For armchair fans back home, it was one of the highlights of the Sydney Olympics. | obsessive The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive fan who is making her life a misery. | cricket, football, rugby, soccer, sports, etc. | jazz, music, pop, etc. | film, movie | home The goal was greeted by jubilation from the home fans. | away, travelling, visiting | opposing/opposition, rival There were clashes between rival fans after the match. VERB + FAN delight The big band sound of Syd Lawrence and his Orchestra will delight fans. | disappoint, let down Fans will not be disappointed. FAN + VERB converge on sth, gather, turn out/up Soccer fans converged on the capital for the cup final. More than 40,000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event. | watch sth | applaud (sb/sth), boo (sb/sth), chant sth Over 25,000 fans applauded both teams off the field. | besiege sth Hundreds of fans besieged the star's hotel. FAN + NOUN club, letter, mail machine that creates a current of air ADJ. electric | cooling | extractor | ceiling, overhead FAN + NOUN belt, heater

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: fan out If a group of people fan out, they move in different directions from a single point.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs

3 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with FAN, Also see SHIT WILL HIT THE FAN.

American Heritage Idioms

4 general:: noun blower: He cooled himself with a fan. noun follower: He is a fan of the movie star.

Simple Definitions

5 general:: fan ADJECTIVES/NOUN + fan a football/tennis/baseball etc fan • Jack is a keen football fan. a music/jazz/rock etc fan • Jazz fans are in for a treat at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival. a film/movie fan • This book is a must for all film fans. a Manchester United/Redsox/Colts etc fan • Manchester United fans were delighted with their team’s victory. a big/huge/massive fan • Elizabeth is a massive fan of Elton John. a devoted fan (= a strong supporter or admirer ) • Devoted fans from all over the country have travelled to the concert. a loyal fan (= fans who always support someone ) • He will be playing to hundreds of loyal fans on Sunday. adoring fans (= fans who like and admire someone very much ) • She’s mobbed by adoring fans wherever she goes. sb’s number one fan • She told Dave that she was his number one fan. rival/opposing/opposition fans (= fans who support different teams competing against each other ) • There were fights between rival fans outside the stadium. home fans (= fans at their own team’s sports field ) • The home fans cheered the team onto the pitch. away fans (= fans visiting another team’s sports field ) • Two sections of the ground had been allocated to away fans. fan + NOUN fan mail • The group receives lots of fan mail. a fan club • Her fan club has 25,000 members in the UK alone. fan base (= the people who are someone’s biggest fans ) • The band has built up a loyal fan base over the years. verbs fans cheer/applaud (somebody/something) • Fans on both sides applauded their skill and spirit. fans boo (somebody/something) • Their own fans booed them off the pitch. fans chant something • England fans chanted his name. disappoint fans • The concert was cancelled, disappointing hundreds of fans.

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