Main Entry: ²pan

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): panned; pan·ning

Date: 1839

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