Definitions for pan
Overview of noun pan
The noun pan has 4 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) pan, cooking pan
(cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel)
2. Pan, goat god
((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)
3. pan
(shallow container made of metal)
4. Pan, genus Pan
(chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids)
Overview of verb pan
The verb pan has 3 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) pan
(make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room")
2. (1) pan, pan out, pan off
(wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals)
3. pan, tear apart, trash
(express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance")
