pan

n.

1. A shallow, wide, open container, usually of metal and without a lid, used for holding liquids, cooking, and other domestic purposes.
2. A vessel similar in form to a pan, especially:
   1. An open metal dish used to separate gold or other metal from gravel or waste by washing.
   2. Either of the receptacles on a balance or pair of scales.
   3. A vessel used for boiling and evaporating liquids.
3. 1. A basin or depression in the earth, often containing mud or water.
   2. A natural or artificial basin used to obtain salt by evaporating brine.
   3. Hardpan.
4. A freely floating piece of ice that has broken off a larger floe.
5. The small cavity in the lock of a flintlock used to hold powder.
6. Music. A steel drum.
7. Slang. The face.
8. Informal. Severe criticism, especially a negative review: gave the film a pan.

v., panned, pan·ning, pans.

v.tr.

1. To wash (gravel, for example) in a pan for gold or other precious metal.
2. To cook (food) in a pan: panned the fish right after catching it.
3. Informal. To criticize or review harshly.

v.intr.

1. To wash gravel, sand, or other sediment in a pan.
2. To yield gold as a result of washing in a pan.

phrasal verb:

pan out

1. To turn out well; be successful: “If I don't pan out as an actor I can still go back to school” (Saul Bellow).

[Middle English, from Old English panne, from West Germanic *panna, probably from Vulgar Latin *patna, from Latin patina, shallow pan, platter, from Greek patanē.]

pan² (pän)
n.

1. A leaf of the betel vine.
2. A chewing preparation of this leaf with betel nuts, spices, and lime, used in the Far East.

[Hindi pān, from Sanskrit parṇam, feather, betel leaf.]

pan³ (păn)

v., panned, pan·ning, pans.

v.intr.

To move a movie or television camera to follow an object or create a panoramic effect.

v.tr.

To move (a camera) so as to follow a moving object or create a panoramic effect.

[Short for PANORAMA or PANORAMIC.]

(1) To move a video or film camera horizontally across a scene. A horizontal scroll bar on an application window provides the same type of movement. See pan & scan and PTZ.

(2) (PAN) See processor area network and personal area network.

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Rotation of a television camera up and down or from left to right to televise a panoramic scene or a moving subject. The camera remains in position but is swung from one angle to another without interruption to follow the subject.

[PAHN] Spanish for "bread". Pan integral is whole wheat bread, pan tostado is toasted bread. A panadería is a bakery.

also pan out

noun

1. The front surface of the head: countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage. Informal mug. Slang kisser, map, puss. See precede/follow.
2. A comment expressing fault: blame, censure, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation. Slang knock. See praise/blame.

verb

To find fault with: blame, censure, criticize, fault, rap¹. Informal cut up. Slang knock. See praise/blame.

phrasal verb - pan out

To turn out well: come off, go, go over, succeed, work, work out. Slang click. See thrive/fail/exist.

Idioms beginning with pan:
pancake
pan out
pants
pants off, the

In addition to the idiom beginning with pan, also see flash in the pan; out of the frying pan.

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v

Definition: criticize strongly
Antonyms: applaud, commend, praise

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n. a part of the lock that held the priming in old types of guns.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

1. A wall plate.
2. A part of an exterior wall; esp. in half-timbered construction, the wall spaces between the timbers.
3. A major vertical division in a wall.
4. A structural panel.
5. A form, frequently of molded fiberglass, used in pouring concrete floors or roofs.
6. The recessed bed for the leaf of a hinge.

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[Ar]

Any broad shallow vessel of metal or ceramic. Mainly used in cooking, but sometimes found only in ritual contexts.

IN BRIEF: A vessel used for cooking and other purposes.

We feel free when we escape - even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire. — Eric Hoffer

See Pot.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - pande, kasserolle, fad
v. tr. - sable ned
v. intr. - vaske ud

idioms:

• down the pan    ned i toilettet
• pan out    lykkes

2.
n. - betelblad

3.
v. intr. - panorere
v. tr. - panorere

4.

idioms:

• pan pipes    panfløjte

Nederlands (Dutch)
pan, closetpot, oerbank, ijsschots, sirihblad/ -pruim, gezicht, pannen, wassen in goudzeef, de pan uitvegen, iemand een klap verkopen

Français (French)
1.
n. - bouilloire, cuvette, (Culin) casserole, plateau (d'une balance), cuvette (des toilettes), batée
v. tr. - éreinter, laver à la batée, récolter (de l'or)
v. intr. - (Minér) chercher (de l'or)

idioms:

• down the pan    (fig) (tomber) à l'eau
• pan out    tourner, se passer (des événements), se goupiller

2.
n. - feuille de vigne

3.
v. intr. - (Phot) faire un panoramique
v. tr. - (Cin, Phot, TV) faire un panoramique de

4.

idioms:

• pan pipes    flûte de Pan

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Pfanne, Topf, Waag(schale), Mulde, Klosettbecken
v. - auswaschen, kritisieren, schwer tadeln

idioms:

• down the pan    für immer verloren
• pan out    sich entwickeln

2.
n. - Pfanne, Topf, Waag(schale), Mulde, Klosettbecken

3.
v. - schwenken

4.

idioms:

• pan pipes    (Mus.) Panflöte

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ρηχό μεταλλικό μαγειρικό σκεύος, τηγάνι, κατσαρόλα, δοχείο, πλάστιγγα ζυγού, κοίλωμα, γούβα (εδάφους), (μυθολ.) Παν, (Βρετ.) λεκάνη τουαλέτας, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) μούρη, μάπα
v. - επιτυγχάνω, αποδίδω, (καθομ.) κατακρίνω, αποδοκιμάζω έντονα, κινώ εικονοληπτική μηχανή (κάμερα) για πανοραμική λήψη

idioms:

• down the pan    (για αγωνιστικό αυτοκίνητο) πολύ πίσω από τους προπορευόμενους
• pan out    πάω καλά, πετυχαίνω
• pan pipes    αυλός του Πανός

Italiano (Italian)
pentola, vaso, biasimare, separare le pietre dall'oro, denigrare, stroncare

idioms:

• down the pan    nella padella
• pan out    estrarre
• pan pipes    siringa, flauto di pan

Português (Portuguese)
n. - panela (f), vasilha (f), poça (f), panorâmica (f) (Cin.)
v. - cozinhar, garimpar, filmar o panorama (Cin.), acompanhar o movimento de um objeto com uma câmera (Fot.)

idioms:

• down the pan    pelo ralo
• pan out    ser bem-sucedido, render, lavar ouro na batéia
• pan pipes    flauta Pã

Русский (Russian)
кастрюля, чаша весов, унитаз, промывать золотоносный песок, раскритиковать в пух и прах

idioms:

• down the pan    ко всем чертям
• pan out    промыть, выдохнуться
• pan pipes    флейта Пана

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - olla, cacerola, cazuela, sartén, taza, cara, estrato de suelo compactado
v. tr. - criticar algo o a alguien severamente
v. intr. - lavar con batea, extraer oro, lavar gravilla en un recipiente buscando encontrar oro

idioms:

• down the pan    perderse, echarse a perder
• pan out    producir, resultar, salir bien, dar resultado

2.
n. - hoja de la hiedra de betel

3.
v. intr. - mover una cámara para seguir un objeto o crear un efecto panorámico
v. tr. - mover una cámara para seguir un objeto en movimiento o crear un efecto panorámico

4.

idioms:

• pan pipes    flauta de Pan, zampoña, siringa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kokkärl, panna, form, bäcken, vaskpanna, wc-skål, alv (geol.), ansikte (sl.) pokerfejs
v. - hårt kritisera, vaska, svepa (m. kamera)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 平底锅, 选矿锅, 秤盘, 盆地, 洼地, 淘洗, 严厉地批评, 淘, 烧, 淘金, 出金, 产金

idioms:

• down the pan    成为无用的废物, 不值得再保存或使用
• pan out    成功, 结果是
• pan pipes    排箫

2. 槟榔叶, 提神咀嚼物

3. 摇镜头, 摇摄, 使摇摄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 搖鏡頭, 搖攝
v. tr. - 使搖攝

2.
n. - 檳榔葉, 提神咀嚼物

3.
n. - 平底鍋, 選礦鍋, 秤盤, 盆地, 窪地
v. tr. - 淘洗, 嚴厲地批評, 淘, 燒
v. intr. - 淘金, 出金, 產金

idioms:

• down the pan    成為無用的廢物, 不值得再保存或使用
• pan out    成功, 結果是
• pan pipes    排簫

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 납작한 냄비, 얼굴, 혹평
v. tr. - 혹평하다
v. intr. - 선광 냄비로 토사를 씻다

idioms:

• pan out    ~에 관해 길게 말하다

2.
n. - 구장의 잎

3.
v. intr. - 카메라를 상하로 움직이다, 파노라마 사진
v. tr. - 파노라마 촬영을 하다

4.

idioms:

• pan pipes    판피리 (원시적 취주 악기의 일종)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パン, 平なべ, 小浮氷, 皿, 平なべ状のもの, 平鍋
v. - なべで料理する, 洗い流す, 酷評する, 選別する, パンする

idioms:

• down the pan    浪費されて, 無駄になって
• frying pan    フライパン
• pan out    金を産する, 結果が出る
• pan pipes    アシの茎で作った笛

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقلاة, كفه الميزان, وعاء مستدير, مخزن بارود, حفرة (فعل) يسلط, يوجه, يغسل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחבת, סיר, אסלה, כברה, אגן, שקע, בריכה, פרצוף, שכבת קרקע קשה, תוף מתכתי, מוסיקה של כלי-נשיפה ממתכת‬
v. tr. - ‮ביקר קשות‬
v. intr. - ‮שטף עפרה‬
n. - ‮עלה פלפל הודי‬
v. intr. - ‮צילם פנורמה, צילם גוף נע‬
v. tr. - ‮צילם צילום פנורמי (רחב-אופק), עקב בצילום אחר גוף נע‬
pan pipes - ‮חליל קנים, חליל פן‬

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Bread Pan	Baking Pan
Cake Pan	brunch pan