pan
//pæn//
Forms
- Plural
- pans
- present (v1)
- pan
- past (v2)
- panned
- past participle (v3)
- panned
- present participle
- panning
- 3rd person singular
- pans
Definitions
1.A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
2.The contents of such a receptacle.
3.A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.
4.Ellipsis of Peter Pan.
1.To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.)
- Matt Damon, who compared the advent of virtual money to the development of aviation and spaceflight in a critically panned but widely seen Crypto.com ad last year, did not respond to requests to weigh in.
2.To turn out well; to be successful.
3.To beat one's opposition convincingly.(informal)
4.To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
- 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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3168
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English Pan
From Latin Pān
From Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).