Dictionary - pan

Dictionary Results for pan

1. pan - noun

· cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

2. pan - noun

· (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus

Synonym(s): Pan, goat_god

3. pan - noun

· shallow container made of metal

Hypernym(s): container

4. pan - noun

· chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

Synonym(s): Pan, genus_Pan

Hypernym(s): mammal_genus

5. pan - verb

· make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"

Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote

6. pan - verb

· wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

Synonym(s): pan_out, pan_off

Hypernym(s): wash

7. pan - verb

· express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"

Synonym(s): tear_apart, trash

Hypernym(s): disparage, belittle, pick_at

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