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Pan

Noun1.pan - cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
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
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
3.pan - shallow container made of metal
bain-marie - a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire 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
Verb1.pan - make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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"
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"
disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

 

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