pan

US /pæn/
UK /pæn/
"pan" picture
1.

a metal container with a handle, used for cooking food

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Heat the oil in a large pan.
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She fried eggs in a non-stick pan.
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skilletpotsaucepan
2.

a shallow container used for washing or for holding liquids or other materials

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The prospector used a gold pan to sift through the riverbed.
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The cat used the litter pan.
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traybasindish
1.

to criticize (someone or something) severely

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The critics panned the new movie.
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His latest novel was panned by most reviewers.
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criticizecondemndenounceslamtrash
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praiseapplaud
2.

to move a camera horizontally in order to follow an object or to get a panoramic effect

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The cameraman slowly panned across the landscape.
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The director told him to pan right.
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sweeptraversescan
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frying pancake pangrill panpan-frypan outa flash in the panout of the frying pan into the fire