pan

Definition

• n. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• n. (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
• n. shallow container made of metal
• n. chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids

Word forms

Past participle

panned

Present participle

panning

Past tense

panned

Third person singular

pans

Example sentences

1. n.

   She poured the batter into a large pan before putting it in the oven.

2. v.

   The director asked the camera operator to pan across the crowd during the concert.