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Pan

/pæn/

A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.

📖 Definitions of "Pan"

noun
  1. 1

    A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.

  2. 2

    The contents of such a receptacle.

  3. 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. 4

    A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin.

verb
  1. 1

    To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).

  2. 2

    To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.

  3. 3

    With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.

  4. 4

    (of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.

noun
  1. 1

    Meanings relating to a wind instrument.

  2. 2

    Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.

  3. 3

    Meanings relating to a container.

  4. 4

    Meanings relating to something resembling a tube.

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