noun
1.
a broad, shallow container of metal, usually having sides flaring outward toward the top, used in various forms for frying, baking, washing, etc.
2.
any similar receptacle or part, as the scales of a balance.
3.
the amount a pan holds or can hold; panful: a pan of shelled peas.
4.
any of various open or closed containers used in industrial or mechanical processes.
5.
a container in which silver ores are ground and amalgamated.
6.
a container in which gold or other heavy, valuable metals are separated from gravel or other substances by agitation with water.
7.
a drifting piece of flat, thin ice, as formed on a shore or bay.
8.
a natural depression in the ground, as one containing water, mud, or mineral salts.
9.
a similar depression made artificially, as for evaporating salt water to make salt.
10.
(in old guns) the depressed part of the lock, holding the priming.
11.
Also, panning. an unfavorable review, critique, or appraisal: The show got one rave and three pans.
12.
Slang. the face.
verb (used with object)
13.
Informal. to criticize severely, as in a review of a play.
14.
to wash (gravel, sand, etc.) in a pan to separate gold or other heavy valuable metal.
15.
to cook (oysters, clams, etc.) in a pan.
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verb (used without object)
Verb phrases 16.
to wash gravel, sand, etc., in a pan in seeking gold or the like.
17.
to yield gold or the like, as gravel washed in a pan.
18.
pan out, Informal. to turn out, especially successfully: The couple's reconciliation just didn't pan out.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English, Old English panne; cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne, Old Norse panna
before 900; Middle English, Old English panne; cognate with Dutch pan, German Pfanne, Old Norse panna
Related forms
pan·ner, noun
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noun
1.
the leaf of the betel.
2.
a substance, especially betel nut or a betel-nut mixture, used for chewing.
Origin:
1610–20; < Hindi pān; compare Pali, Prakrit paṇṇa, Sanskrit parṇa leaf, betel leaf
1610–20; < Hindi pān; compare Pali, Prakrit paṇṇa, Sanskrit parṇa leaf, betel leaf
verb (used without object)
1.
2.
(of a camera) to be moved or manipulated in such a manner: The cameras panned occasionally during the scene.
verb (used with object)
3.
to move (a camera) in such a manner: to pan the camera across the scene.
4.
to photograph or televise (a scene, moving character, etc.) by panning the camera.
noun
5.
the act of panning a camera.
6.
Also called panning shot. the filmed shot resulting from this.
noun
1.
a major vertical division of a wall.
2.
a nogged panel of half-timber construction.
pan-
a combining form meaning “all,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (panacea; panoply ), but now used freely as a general formative (panleukopenia; panorama; pantelegraph; pantheism; pantonality ), and especially in terms, formed at will, implying the union of all branches of a group (Pan-Christian; Panhellenic; Pan-Slavism ). The hyphen and the second capital tend with longer use to be lost, unless they are retained in order to set off clearly the component parts.
Pan.
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pan1 (pæn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. a wide metal vessel used in cooking |
| b. (in combination): saucepan | |
| 2. | Also called: panful the amount such a vessel will hold |
| 3. | any of various similar vessels used esp in industry, as for boiling liquids |
| 4. | a dish used by prospectors, esp gold prospectors, for separating a valuable mineral from the gravel or earth containing it by washing and agitating |
| 5. | either of the two dishlike receptacles on a balance |
| 6. | (Brit) Also called: lavatory pan the bowl of a lavatory |
| 7. | a. a natural or artificial depression in the ground where salt can be obtained by the evaporation of brine |
| b. a natural depression containing water or mud | |
| 8. | (Caribbean) the indented top from an oil drum used as the treble drum in a steel band |
| 9. | hardpan See brainpan |
| 10. | a small ice floe |
| 11. | a slang word for face |
| 12. | a small cavity containing priming powder in the locks of old guns |
| 13. | a hard substratum of soil |
| 14. | short for pan loaf |
| —vb (when tr, | |
| 15. | to wash (gravel) in a pan to separate particles of (valuable minerals) from it |
| 16. | (of gravel) to yield valuable minerals by this process |
| 17. | informal (tr) to criticize harshly: the critics panned his new play |
| [Old English panne; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse panna, Old High German pfanna] | |
| pan2 (pæn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the leaf of the betel tree |
| 2. | a preparation of this leaf which is chewed, together with betel nuts and lime, in India and the East Indies |
| [C17: from Hindi, from Sanskrit parna feather, wing, leaf] | |
| pan3 (pæn) | |
| —vb , pans, panning, panned | |
| 1. | to move (a film camera) or (of a film camera) to be moved so as to follow a moving object or obtain a panoramic effect |
| —n | |
| 2. | a. the act of panning |
| b. (as modifier): a pan shot | |
| [C20: shortened from panoramic] | |
| Pan (pæn) | |
| —n | |
| Greek myth the god of fields, woods, shepherds, and flocks, represented as a man with a goat's legs, horns, and earsRelated: Pandean, Panic | |
| Related: Pandean, Panic | |
| Pan. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| Panama | |
| pan- | |
| —combining form | |
| 1. | all or every: panchromatic |
| 2. | including or relating to all parts or members: Pan-African; pantheistic |
| [from Greek pan, neuter of pas all] | |
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Word Origin & History
pan
O.E. panne, earlier ponne (Mercian), from W.Gmc. *panna (cf. O.N. panna, O.Fris. panne, O.L.G. panna, O.H.G. phanna, Ger. pfanne), probably an early borrowing (4c. or 5c.) from V.L. *patna, from L. patina "shallow, pan, dish," from Gk. patane "plate, dish," from PIE base *pet- "to spread." Ir. panna
probably is from English, and Lith. pana is from German. Used of pan-shaped parts of mechanical apparatus from c.1590; hence flash in the pan, a figurative use from early firearms, where a pan held the priming (and the gunpowder might "flash," but no shot ensue). The verb meaning "criticize severely" is from 1911. To pan out "turn out, succeed" (1868) is a figurative use of the lit. sense (1839) from panning for gold. To go out of the pan into the fire is first found in Spenser (1596).
pan
"follow with a camera," 1913 shortening of panoramic, from panoramic camera (1878). Meaning "to swing from one object to another in a scene" is from 1931. Panavision (1955) is a proprietary name of a type of wide-screen lens.
Pan
Arcadian shepherd god with upper body of a man and lower part like a goat, c.1369, a god of the woods and fields, from L., from Gk. Pan, perhaps cognate with Skt. pusan, a Vedic god, guardian and multiplier of cattle and other human possessions, lit. "nourisher." Similarity to pan "all" (see pan-) led
to his being regarded as a personification of nature. Pan-pipe, upon which he supposedly played, is attested from 1820.
pan-
prefix meaning "all, whole, all-inclusive," from Gk. pan-, combining form of pas (neut. pan, masc. and neut. gen. pantos) "all," of unknown origin. Commonly used as a prefix in Gk., in modern times often with nationality names, the first example of which seems to have been Panslavism (1846, q.v.). Also
panislamic (1881), pan-American (1889), pan-German (1892), pan-African (1900), pan-European (1901), pan-Arabism (1930).
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Medical Dictionary
pan- pref.
All: panagglutinins.
General; whole: panimmunity.
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Cultural Dictionary
Pan definition
The Greek god of flocks, forests, meadows, and shepherds. He had the horns and feet of a goat. Pan frolicked about the landscape, playing delightful tunes.
Note: Pan's musical instrument was a set of reed pipes, the “pipes of Pan.”
Note: According to legend, Pan was the source of scary noises in the wilderness at night. Fright at these noises was called “panic.”
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Slang Dictionary
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PAN
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Bible Dictionary
Pan definition
a vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.). The "ash-pans" mentioned in Ex. 27:3 were made of copper, and were used in connection with the altar of burnt-offering. The "iron pan" mentioned in Ezek. 4:3 (marg., "flat plate " or "slice") was probably a mere plate of iron used for baking. The "fire-pans" of Ex. 27:3 were fire-shovels used for taking up coals. The same Hebrew word is rendered "snuff-dishes" (25:38; 37:23) and "censers" (Lev. 10:1; 16:12; Num. 4:14, etc.). These were probably simply metal vessels employed for carrying burning embers from the brazen altar to the altar of incense. The "frying-pan" mentioned in Lev. 2:7; 7:9 was a pot for boiling.
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Idioms & Phrases
pan
In addition to the idiom beginning with pan, also see flash in the pan; out of the frying pan.
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Example sentences
If toasting on the stove top, use a wide frying pan.
Remove the pan into the next room, and place it on the floor.
Using a metal spatula, gently pick up each loaf from the sheet pan and place directly on the cooking grate.
Use a potholder to remove the pan from the cooking box after food is cooked completely.
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