To strike out (a batter).
To dispel by waving a hand-held fan.
To strike out.
To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
To perform a maneuver that involves flicking the top rear of an old-style gun.
To slap (a behind, especially).
To invigorate, like flames when fanned.
To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
To apply (the air brake) many times in rapid succession.
To winnow grain.
A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock mill always in the direction of the wind.
An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock’s tail.
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away.
The action of fanning; agitation of the air.
A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
A section of a tree having a finite number of branches
To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
To cease use or production of something.
To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
To recede; to fall or bend back.
To go to bed.
To withdraw; to take away.
To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.