Pan (p n)n. 1. Greek Mythology The god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human torso and head with a goat's legs, horns, and ears. 2. The satellite of Saturn that is closest to the planet. [Middle English, from Latin P  n, from Greek.] |
| pan 1 (pn) n. 1. A shallow, wide, open container, usually of metal and without a lid, used for holding liquids, cooking, and other domestic purposes. 2. A vessel similar in form to a pan, especially: a. An open metal dish used to separate gold or other metal from gravel or waste by washing. b. Either of the receptacles on a balance or pair of scales. c. A vessel used for boiling and evaporating liquids. 3. a. A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water. b. A natural or artificial basin used to obtain salt by evaporating brine. c. Hardpan. 4. A freely floating piece of ice that has broken off a larger floe. 5. The small cavity in the lock of a flintlock used to hold powder. 6. Music A steel drum. 7. Slang The face. 8. Informal Severe criticism, especially a negative review: gave the film a pan. v. panned, pan·ning, pans v.tr. 1. To wash (gravel, for example) in a pan for gold or other precious metal. 2. To cook (food) in a pan: panned the fish right after catching it. 3. Informal To criticize or review harshly. v.intr. Phrasal Verb: 1. To wash gravel, sand, or other sediment in a pan. 2. To yield gold as a result of washing in a pan. pan out To turn out well; be successful: "If I don't pan out as an actor I can still go back to school" (Saul Bellow). [Middle English, from Old English panne, from West Germanic *panna, probably from Vulgar Latin *patna, from Latin patina, shallow pan, platter, from Greek patan  ; see pet - in Indo-European roots.] |
| pan 2 (pän) n. 1. A leaf of the betel vine. 2. A chewing preparation of this leaf with betel nuts, spices, and lime, used in the Far East. [Hindi p n, from Sanskrit par am, feather, betel leaf; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
| pan 3 (pn) v. panned, pan·ning, pans v.intr. To move a movie or television camera to follow an object or create a panoramic effect. v.tr. To move (a camera) so as to follow a moving object or create a panoramic effect. |
pan 1
Noun
1. a wide long-handled metal container used in cooking
2. any of various similar containers used in industry, etc.
3. either of the two dishes on a set of scales
4. Brit the bowl of a lavatory
5. a natural or artificial hollow in the ground: a saltpan
Verb
[panning, panned]
1. to sift gold from (a river) in a shallow pan
2. Informal to criticize harshly: his first film was panned by the critics
See also pan out [Old English panne]
pan 2
Verb
[panning, panned]
to move (a film camera) or (of a film camera) to be moved to follow a moving object or to take in a whole scene
Noun
the act of panning [from panoramic]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vesselcooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking drip pan, dripping pan - pan for catching drippings under roasting meat omelet pan, omelette pan - pan for cooking omelets patty-pan - a pan for cooking patties or pasties roaster - a special cooking pan for roasting saucepan - a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling wok - pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking |
| 2. | Pan - (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks | |
| 3. | pan - shallow container made of metal bain-marie - a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) dishpan - large pan for washing dishes drip pan - pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste panhandle - the handle of a pan pannikin - a small pan or cup (usually of tin) warming pan - a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed | |
| 4. | Pan - chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids mammal genus - a genus of mammals family Pongidae, Pongidae - usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons chimp, chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests bonobo, Pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species | |
| Verb | 1. | pan - make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| 2. | pan - wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals) | |
| 3. |  pan - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" |
pan 1
verb 2. (Informal) criticize, knock, blast, hammer Brit. (informal) slam (slang) rubbish (informal) roast (informal) put down, slate (informal) censure, slag (off) (slang) tear into (informal) flay, lambast(e), throw brickbats at (informal)
pan out (Informal) work out, happen, result, come out, turn out, culminate, come to pass (archaic) eventuate
pan 2
Translations
pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → casserole f;
vi (Cine) → faire un panoramique
vt (inf) [+ book, film]; éreinter;
pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → Topf m;
(also: frying pan) → Pfanne f
vi (Cine, TV) → schwenken
vt (inf) [+ book, film]; verreißen;
pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → casseruola;
(also: frying pan) → padella
vi (CINE) → fare una panoramica;
n pan [pӕn]
1 a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food a frying-pan; a saucepan. pan قِدْر، وِعاء طَبيخ тиган pánev pande; -pande; gryde die Pfanne τηγάνι, κατσαρόλα cazuela, cazo, sartén (para freír), ... pann, kastrul ماهی تابه pannu casserole סִיר तवा, कड़ाह, कड़ाही tava,lonac s ručkom serpenyő penggorengan panna; pottur casseruola, tegame 平なべ 납작 냄비 keptuvė, prikaistuvis panna kuali leper pan panne, gryte, kasserolle rondel, patelnia tacho tigaie; cratiţă сковорода;кастрюля panvica ponev tiganj []panna, kastrull กระทะ tava 平底鍋 сковорода; каструля توا cái xoong 平底锅
2 (American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven a cake pan. bak وِعاء الطَّبْخ في الفُرْن тавичка forma form; -form die Pfanne ταψί molde vorm سینی فر moule תַבנִית पलड़ा, पल्ला pleh tepsi panci masak teglia, tortiera オーブン用の皿 skarda plāts/forma cepšanai tin pembakar bakvorm rondel противень pekáč tiganj []form ภาชนะที่ทำจากดีบุกสำหรับปรุงอาหาร tava, kap 盤狀的器皿 деко کڑھائي cái chảo 盘状的器皿
n pancake
a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc. pannekoek فَطيرَة مُحَلاّة: بانكيك палачинка palačinka, lívanec pandekage der Pfannkuchen τηγανίτα tortita pannkook نان شیرین و پهن؛ پنکیک ohukainen crêpe פַּנקֵייק आकार में गोल-चपटा, दूध आटे और अण्डों से बना व्यंजन palačinka palacsinta kue dadar, panekuk pönnukaka pancake ホットケーキ 팬케이크 blynas pankūka lempeng pannekoek pannekake naleśnik panqueca clătită блин palacinka, lievanec palačinka palačinka pannkaka ขนมแพนเค้ก gözleme 薄煎餅 оладка; млинець کيک bánh kếp 薄煎饼
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