'PAN' definitions:

Definition of 'pan'

From: WordNet
noun
Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: pan, cooking pan]
noun
(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 [syn: Pan, goat god]
noun
Shallow container made of metal
noun
Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: Pan, genus Pan]
verb
Make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"
verb
Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: pan, pan out, pan off]
verb
Express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, v. i.
  • 1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Panned; p. pr. & vb. n. Panning.]
  • 1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and panning out, which is the last process of separating the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand. --Gen. W. T. Sherman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly. [PJC]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, n. [Hind. p[=a]n, Skr. parna leaf.] The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf, etc. See Betel. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Myth.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe (also called the pipes of Pan), which he is said to have invented. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG. pfanna, Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin; cf. L. patina, E. paten.]
  • 1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various uses in manufacturing. "A bowl or a pan." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See Vacuum pan, under Vacuum. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Carp.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See Hard pan, under Hard. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud. [1913 Webster]
  • Flash in the pan. See under Flash.
  • To savor of the pan, to suggest the process of cooking or burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical. --Ridley. Southey. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. See 2d Pane.]
  • 1. A part; a portion. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Fort.) The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [Perh. a different word.] A leaf of gold or silver. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a cloth, rag, W. panu to fur, to full.] To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pan'

From: GCIDE
  • Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. (Cinematography) To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to keep the subject in view. [PJC]

Definition of 'PAN'

From: Easton
  • Pan 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.

Synonyms of 'Pan'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'PAN'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Personal Account Number
  • Personal Area Network (IBM, Bluetooth)
  • Personal Area Networking [profile] (Bluetooth)

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