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pan

UK/pæn/ US/pan/ common informal slang uk
noun (4) verb (3)

noun

1.

cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

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2.

(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

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3.
4.

chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

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verb

1.

make a sweeping movement

  • “The camera panned across the room”
2.

wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

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3.

express a totally negative opinion of

  • “The critics panned the performance”
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Origin

From Middle English panne, from Old English panne, from Proto-West Germanic *pannā, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ.

Phrases

  • ash pan
  • baking pan
  • best thing since sliced pan
  • bratt pan
  • bread pan
  • calandria pan
  • cat in the pan
  • chef's pan
  • pan and scan
  • pan out

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