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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. 1. To wash gravel, sand, or other sediment in a pan. 2. To yield gold as a result of washing in a pan. Phrasal Verb: 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.]

pan1 panning for gold

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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.

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[Hindi pn, from Sanskrit param, feather, betel leaf; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

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[Short for panorama or panoramic.]

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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]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel cooking pan cooking 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 frying pan, frypan, skillet - a pan used for frying foods 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 goat god 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 genus Pan 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 pan off, pan out wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
	3.	pan - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" tear apart, trash disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

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pan ¹

noun 1. pot, vessel, container, saucepan

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)

verb 3. sift out, look for, wash, search for

pan out (Informal) work out, happen, result, come out, turn out, culminate, come to pass (archaic) eventuate

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pan ²

verb move along or across, follow, track, sweep, scan, traverse, swing across

Translations

pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → cacerola, cazuela, olla;

(also: frying pan) → sartén m [of lavatory] → taza

vi (CINE) → tomar panorámicas;

to pan for gold → cribar oro

pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → casserole f;

(also: frying pan) → poêle f [of lavatory]; cuvette f

vi (Cine) → faire un panoramique

vt (inf) [+ book, film]; éreinter;

to pan for gold → laver du sable aurifère

pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → Topf m;

(also: frying pan) → Pfanne f

vi (Cine, TV) → schwenken

vt (inf) [+ book, film]; verreißen;

to pan for gold → Gold waschen

pan [pæn] n (also: saucepan) → casseruola;

(also: frying pan) → padella

vi (CINE) → fare una panoramica;

to pan for gold → (lavare le sabbie aurifere per) cercare l'oro

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pan¹

n pan [pӕn]

1 a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food a frying-pan; a saucepan.panقِدْر، وِعاء طَبيخтиганpánevpande; -pande; grydedie Pfanneτηγάνι, κατσαρόλαcazuela, cazo, sartén (para freír), ...pann, kastrulماهی تابهpannucasseroleסִירतवा, कड़ाह, कड़ाहीtava,lonac s ručkomserpenyőpenggorenganpanna; potturcasseruola, tegame平なべ납작 냄비keptuvė, prikaistuvispannakuali leperpanpanne, gryte, kasserollerondel, patelniatachotigaie; cra­tiţăсковорода;кастрюляpanvicaponevtiganj[]panna, kastrullกระทะtava平底鍋сковорода; каструляتواcái xoong平底锅

2 (American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven a cake pan.bakوِعاء الطَّبْخ في الفُرْنтавичкаformaform; -formdie Pfanneταψίmoldevormسینی فرmouleתַבנִיתपलड़ा, पल्लाplehtepsipanci masakteglia, tortieraオーブン用の皿skardaplāts/forma cepšanaitin pembakarbakvormrondelпротивеньpekáčtiganj[]formภาชนะที่ทำจากดีบุกสำหรับปรุงอาหารtava, kap盤狀的器皿декоکڑھائيcái chảo盘状的器皿

n ˈpancake

a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc. pannekoekفَطيرَة مُحَلاّة: بانكيكпалачинкаpalačinka, lívanecpandekageder Pfannkuchenτηγανίταtortitapannkookنان شیرین و پهن؛ پنکیکohukainencrêpeפַּנקֵייקआकार में गोल-चपटा, दूध आटे और अण्डों से बना व्यंजनpalačinkapalacsintakue dadar, panekukpönnukakapancakeホットケーキ팬케이크blynaspankūkalempengpannekoekpannekakenaleśnikpanquecaclătităблинpalacinka, lievanecpalačinkapalačinkapannkakaขนมแพนเค้กgözleme薄煎餅оладка; млинецьکيکbánh kếp薄煎饼