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Meaning ofpanin English

pan

us//pæn//uk//pæn//

Past Tensepanned
Participle Verbpanning
Third Person Singularpans

Definitions

Noun
1. a wide, flat container for cooking
2. a cylindrical metal cooking vessel with handle
3. a receptacle for separating gold grains from gravel
  Miners used a pan to separate gold from the river gravel.
4. a flat expanse of land (often dry, salty, or a temporary lake)
  The dry pan in the desert was a remnant of a ancient lake.
5. a shallow pool for mineral collection
  The prospector used a pan to collect ore samples.
6. a vessel for boiling or evaporation; manufacturing
  The factory used a large pan to boil the sugar mixture.
7. the skull containing the brain
  The doctor carefully examined the pan of the skull to identify the injury.
8. a film sequence with camera movement
  The cinematographer planned a pan across the city skyline for the opening scene.
9. a deep receptacle (for washing, food) in Ireland
  The farmer's wife used a large pan to wash the freshly picked vegetables.
10. a dry lake or salt flat (in South Africa)
  The tourists got lost in the vast pan of the Kalahari Desert.
11. a hard geological substrate (hardpan)
  The geologist studied the hard pan that underlay the fertile soil.
12. the intellect or brain; mental abilities
  The student's pan was sharp enough to solve the complex math problem.
13. a recess for a hinge leaf
  The carpenter carefully installed the hinge with a small pan to ensure smooth movement.
14. a steel drum instrument
  The musician played a lively rhythm on the pan during the festival.
Verb
1. to spread sound across channels; creating movement
  The sound engineer learned to pan the audio across the speakers.
2. to wash earth for gold
  The old prospector began to pan for gold in the mountain stream.
3. to harshly criticize something; disparage
  The film critic began to pan the new movie for its weak plot.
4. to turn out well; be successful
  The business venture was expected to pan out and bring significant profits.
5. to turn a camera horizontally
  The cameraman will pan the camera to capture the entire scene.
6. to move a camera lens for a wider view
  The filmmaker used a pan shot to show the vast landscape.
7. to shift an image in a display window (without zooming)
  The camera operator will pan the shot to follow the moving subject.

Compounds / Phrases

dustpan firepan warming pan panpipes saltpan stewpan panhandle dishpan steelpan salt pan frying pan panhandles fry pan frypan floorpan panfishes panfishing panfried panfrying panfuls skidpan pan out