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   pan

   /pan/

   noun

   • 1. a container made of metal and used for cooking food in: "heat the olive oil in a heavy pan" Similar saucepanfrying panpotcasserolewokskilletbain-mariefish kettlepressure cookerpoacherchafing dishcontainercooking utensilkarahi
   • ▪ an amount of something contained in a pan: "a pan of hot water"
   • ▪ a bowl fitted at either end of a balance, in which items to be weighed are set: "she sifted flour onto the wide brass pan of the scales"
   • ▪ a large container used in a technical or manufacturing process for subjecting a material to heat or a mechanical or chemical process.
   • ▪ another term for steel drum
   • ▪ a shallow bowl in which gold is separated from gravel and mud by agitation and washing: "he washed the gold-free surface gravel out over the rim of the pan"
   • ▪ a part of the lock that held the priming in old types of guns: "prime the pan, pour the powder down the barrel, then ram in the cartridge's paper and ball"
   • 2. a hard stratum of compacted soil. Similar hollowpitbasindepressiondipindentationcratercavityconcavity
   • 3. a person's face. informal US
   • 4. a hollow in the ground in which water may collect or in which a deposit of salt remains after water has evaporated. Similar hollowpitbasindepressiondipindentationcratercavityconcavity

   verb

   • 1. criticize (someone or something) severely: informal "the movie was panned by the critics" Similar criticizecensureattacklambastecondemnfind fault withgive a bad press toflaysavageshoot downbring under fireinformal:knocktake to piecestake/pull apartcrucifyhammerslambashgive something a batteringroastskewermaulthrow brickbats atinformal:slaterubbishslag offmonstertrashpummelbagOpposite praisecommendapplaud
   • 2. wash gravel in a pan to separate out (gold): "the old-timers panned gold" Similar sift forsearch forlook for

   Word Origin Old Englishpanne, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pan, German Pfanne, perhaps based on Latin patina ‘dish’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. panful noun

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   The meaning of PAN is a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking). How to use pan in a sentence.

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   noun. a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc. any similar receptacle or part, as the scales of a balance. the amount a pan holds or can hold; panful: a pan of shelled peas.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things on top of a cooker: Heat the milk in a small pan. This dishwasher even washes pots and pans (= different types of pan). xxmmxx/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. [ C ] US(UKtin) a metal container without a lid used for cooking food in the oven:

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPAN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PAN meaning: 1. a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things…. Learn more.

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   A pan can be a cooking utensil, a negative opinion, or a sweeping camera shot. You cook eggs in a pan, but as a film critic you might pan a new docudrama for poor editing and overuse of pan shots. A pan is a shallow metal object that you use to cook food.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpan - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   a container, usually made of metal, with a handle or handles, used for cooking food in. pots and pans. a large stainless steel pan. Heat a large non-stick saute pan over a medium heat. Remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar. a nonstick pan. see also frying pan, saucepan. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A pan is a round metal container with a long handle, which is used for cooking things in, usually on top of a cooker or stove. Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.