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NOUN (4)

1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel;
[syn: pan, cooking pan]

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;
[syn: Pan, goat god]

3. shallow container made of metal;

4. chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids;
[syn: Pan, genus Pan]


VERB (3)

1. make a sweeping movement;
- Example: "The camera panned across the room"

2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals;
[syn: pan, pan out, pan off]

3. express a totally negative opinion of;
- Example: "The critics panned the performance"
[syn: pan, tear apart, trash]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pan- \Pan-\, Panta- \Pan"ta-\, Panto- \Pan"to-\ [Gr. ?, m., ?, neut., gen. ?, all.] Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pan n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: pan, cooking pan] 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 [syn: Pan, goat god] 3: shallow container made of metal 4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids [syn: Pan, genus Pan] v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" 2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals [syn: pan, pan out, pan off] 3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Pan": Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Cailleac, Ceres, Demeter, Dionysus, Faunus, Frey, Isis, Priapus, Vidar, Vitharr, corn spirit, faun, fertility god, field spirit, forest god, panisc, panisca, paniscus, satyr, silenus, sylvan deity, the goat god, vegetation spirit
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

125 Moby Thesaurus words for "pan": Photostat, X-ray, Xerox, ashpan, bake, bakepan, barbecue, baste, blame, blanch, boil, boiler, braise, brazier, bread pan, brew, broil, broiler, brown, cake pan, calotype, capture on film, censure, coddle, condemn, cook, countenance, criticize, curry, cut up, denounce, denunciate, deride, devil, dial, dishpan, do, do to perfection, double boiler, dustpan, face, facies, favor, features, film, fire, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, griddle, grill, grin at, heat, hit, hold in derision, kisser, knock, laugh at, laugh to scorn, lineaments, make fun of, make game of, make merry with, map, microfilm, mine, mug, mush, oven-bake, pan broiler, pan for gold, pan-broil, parboil, phiz, photograph, photomap, physiognomy, piepan, pillory, poach, point at, poke fun at, prepare, prepare food, prospect, puss, put one on, quarry, radiograph, rag, rap, razz, reprehend, ride, ridicule, roast, roaster, roentgenograph, saucepan, saute, scallop, sear, shirr, shoot, simmer, skillet, slam, smile at, snap, snapshoot, snapshot, snicker at, snigger at, snipe at, spider, steam, stew, stewpan, stir-fry, take a photograph, talbotype, toast, visage, wok
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

PAN Personal Account Number
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

PAN Personal Area Network (IBM, Bluetooth)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):

PAN Personal Area Networking [profile] (Bluetooth)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

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.