1pan1 (pæn
)
Definitions
noun
- a wide metal vessel used in cooking
- ((in combination) ⇒
saucepan
panful the amount such a vessel will hold- any of various similar vessels used esp in industry, as for boiling liquids
- a dish used by prospectors, esp gold prospectors, for separating a valuable mineral from the gravel or earth containing it by washing and agitating
- either of the two dishlike receptacles on a balance
lavatory pan British the bowl of a lavatory- a natural or artificial depression in the ground where salt can be obtained by the evaporation of brine
- a natural depression containing water or mud
- Caribbean the indented top from an oil drum used as the treble drum in a steel band
- See hardpan , brainpan
- a small ice floe
- a slang word for face (sense 1a)
- a small cavity containing priming powder in the locks of old guns
- a hard substratum of soil
- short for pan loaf
verb
Word forms: pans, panning, panned
- tr, often foll by off or out to wash (gravel) in a pan to separate particles of (valuable minerals) from it
- (intr) out (of gravel) to yield valuable minerals by this process
- (tr) informal to criticize harshly ⇒
the critics panned his new play
See also
pan outWord Origin
Old English panne; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse panna, Old High German pfanna2pan2 (pæn)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: pans, panning, panned
- 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
noun
- the act of panning
- ((as modifier) ⇒
a pan shot
Word Origin
C20: shortened from panoramic3pan3 (pæn)
Definitions
noun
- the leaf of the betel tree
- a preparation of this leaf which is chewed, together with betel nuts and lime, in India and the East Indies
Word Origin
C17: from Hindi, from Sanskrit parna feather, wing, leafPan (pæn)
Definitions
noun
- Greek mythology the god of fields, woods, shepherds, and flocks, represented as a man with a goat's legs, horns, and ears related adjectives PandeanPanic
pan-
Definitions
combining form
- all or every ⇒
panchromatic
- including or relating to all parts or members ⇒
Pan-African
pantheistic
Word Origin
from Greek pan, neuter of pas allTranslations
- British English:
pan
A pan is a round metal container with a handle, which is used for cooking things, usually on top of a cooker.Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.pæn NOUN Heat the butter and oil in a large pan.
- Spanish:
olla
nf
- French:
poêle
nf
- German:
Pfanne
nf
- Chinese: 平底锅 n
- Arabic: طُنْجَرَةٌ n
- Portuguese: frigideira nf
- Russian: сковорода nf
- Croatian: tava nf
- Czech: pánev nf
- Danish: pande nutr
- Dutch: pan n
- Finnish: pannu n
- Greek: τηγάνι nnt
- Italian: padella nf
- Japanese: 平なべ n
- Korean: 팬 n
- Norwegian: panne nm
- Polish: rondel nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: panela nf
- European Spanish:
olla
nf
- Swedish: panna nutr
- Thai: กระทะ n
- Turkish: tava n
- Vietnamese: chảo n
Usage examples
I sat stupidly, wearily, watching as she laid strips of bacon in the pan.
, Fools Gold (1986)Add the stock and orange juice to the pan , bring to the boil and season to taste.
Country Life (2004)Spoon meat mixture into a large loaf pan or metal baking dish.
Globe and Mail (2003)Beat eggs in bowl, seasoning with salt and pepper, and pour eggs into pan.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Offscreen, happily, things pan out a good deal more smoothly.
, SUNSHINE ON PUTTY: The Golden Age of British Comedy from The Big Night Out to The Office (2004)