: a metal pan with a handle that is used for frying foods
called alsofry pan
Phrases
out of the frying pan into the fire
: clear of one difficulty only to fall into a greater one
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Stock image of a frying pan coated with beef tallow.—Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025 Then, using a scouring pad to scrub at the stains on the frying pan.—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 Campbell grabbed a frying pan and then a knife and stabbed the man at least one time, police said.—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025 Add olive oil to a large frying pan set over medium-high heat.—Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frying pan
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