pan

¹pan

noun \ˈpan\

Definition of PAN

1

a : a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)

b : any of various similar usually metal receptacles: as (1) : the hollow part of the lock in a firelock or flintlock gun that receives the priming (2) : either of the receptacles in a pair of scales (3) : a round shallow usually metal container for separating metal (as gold) from waste by washing

c British : toilet 3b; also : bowl 3b

d : steel drum

2

a (1) : a natural basin or depression in land (2) : a similar artificial basin (as for evaporating brine)

b : a drifting fragment of the flat thin ice that forms in bays or along the shore

3

: hardpan 1

4

slang : face

5

: a harsh criticism

Origin of PAN

Middle English panne, from Old English (akin to Old High German phanna pan), from Latin patina, from Greek patanē

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with PAN

an, ban, bran, can, clan, Dan, fan, flan, Jan, Klan, man, Pan, panne, plan, scan, Shan, span, tan, van, Van

²pan

verb

pannedpan·ning

Definition of PAN

transitive verb

1

a : to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particles

b : to separate (as gold) by panning

c : to place in a pan

2

: to criticize severely <the show was panned>

intransitive verb

1

: to wash material (as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (as gold)

2

: to yield precious metal in the process of panning —usually used with out

First Known Use of PAN

1839

Rhymes with PAN

ban, Bonn, chon, con, conn, dawn, don, Don, drawn, faun, fawn, gone, guan, Jon, khan, maun, mon, on, pawn, prawn, Shan, spawn, swan, wan, yawn, yon, yuan

³pan

noun \ˈpän\

Definition of PAN

1

: a betel leaf

2

: a masticatory of betel nut, mineral lime, and pan

Origin of PAN

Hindi & Urdu pān, from Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf — more at fern

First Known Use: 1616

⁴pan

noun \ˈpan\

Definition of PAN

1

: the process of panning a motion-picture or video camera

2

: a shot in which the camera is panned

Origin of PAN

short for panorama

First Known Use: circa 1922

⁵pan

verb \ˈpan\

pannedpan·ning

Definition of PAN

transitive verb

: to rotate (as a motion-picture camera) so as to keep an object in the picture or secure a panoramic effect

intransitive verb

1

: to pan a motion-picture or video camera

2

of a camera : to undergo panning

First Known Use of PAN

1930

¹Pan

noun \ˈpan\

Definition of PAN

: a Greek god of pastures, flocks, and shepherds usually represented as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat

Origin of PAN

Latin, from Greek

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

elysian, fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with PAN

an, ban, bran, can, clan, Dan, fan, flan, Jan, Klan, man, pan, panne, plan, scan, Shan, span, tan, van, Van

²Pan

abbreviation

Definition of PAN

Panama

PAN

abbreviation

Definition of PAN

peroxyacetyl nitrate

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall