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    [Noun]  | "van" | \ ˈvan \


    1: a usually enclosed wagon or motortruck used for transportation of goods or animals; also : caravan

    2: a multipurpose enclosed motor vehicle having a boxlike shape, rear or side doors, and side panels often with windows

    3: a detachable passenger cabin transportable by aircraft or truck


    Origin: 1829 ;

     Short for {see: |caravan:1|caravan:1};

    [Noun]  | "van" 


    1: vanguard


    Origin: 1607 ;

     By shortening;

    [Noun]  | "van" 


    1: a winnowing device (such as a fan)

    2: wing


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin vannus, of uncertain origin;

    [Verb]  | "van" 


    1: to transport by van


    Origin: 1840 ;

    [Noun]  | "vans" 


    1: the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts;


      * e.g., " ... an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism "



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    2: the leading or most important part of a movement;


      * e.g., " ... a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy "



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    [Noun]  | "van" 


    1: the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts;


      * e.g., " ... an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism "



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    2: the leading or most important part of a movement;


      * e.g., " ... a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy "



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     [ "vans" ]

    1: Skateboarding shoes that can survive a nuclear holocaust, and usually have before they finally make it across the Atlantic. Always look dated, and will never wear out.

      * e.g.,  ... Argh! Elverys got more Vans in and they seem to be 1982 stock! 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: Can be skated in, mountain biked in, hiked in, swum in, rock climbed in and anything else you can possibly imagine and still get about 3-5 years of daily use from them. Vans = Unsurpassed durability!

      * e.g.,  ... Other guy: Dude yours shoes must be like a year old! 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: skater shoes that will last for a long time and are pretty cool looking and not that expensive

      * e.g.,  ... me:dude look at this awesome slip-ons 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: kick ass shoes that you can wear anywhere

      * e.g.,  ... hey kaylee how come you didnt wear your vans. 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: A shoe company that has actually become a clothing company. Well known for the slip-ons.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm no poseur, but I wear green and blue checkerboard vans. 


     [ "vans" ]

    2: Some think that only poseurs wear Vans, but actually, there are a bajillion different designs so you can have your own style.

     [ "vans" ]

    1: Vans are shoes for cool people who dont want to waste a hundred bucks on shoes.

      * e.g.,  ... "Get a pair of Vans chukas or checkerboard slip ons" 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: A good, quality skate shoe company that classifies their products into "new school" (for those who actually intend to skate in them) "old school" (which are worn usually to make a statement, most popular are slip-ons) and most recently, "no school". Vans also makes a couple of lines that are worn by abnoxious, (I'd hate to say it, but...) posers. Most people that tend to diss Vans are really just dissing these lines, and rethink their critical views when they realize that Vans sponsors really worthy events, like the Vans Warped Tour.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Cool shoes, those Vans? 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: The original skate shoe; what etnies try to copy. worn by "old school" skaters who still where baggy pants and not tight ones like those fucks with what they consider to be "real" skate shoes. Will last forever

      * e.g.,  ...  Dude! those vans kick ass!! 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: amazing make of skate shoe. just cos you tossers cant affofd them.

      * e.g.,  ... vans kick the ass of reebok or nike any day. 

     [ "vans" ]

    1: vans are originally for skates

      * e.g.,  ... prep: omg what are those? 


     [ "vans" ]

    2: classic vans are super cool=) everybody is wearing them .. skates are wearing them, emos are wearing them, preps are wearing them :O

      * e.g.,  ... person: vans  

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