pan meaning and definition

PAN noun

Definition of pan (noun)

1. cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
   • synonyms: cooking pan
2. (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
   • synonyms: goat god
3. shallow container made of metal
4. chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
   • synonyms: genus Pan

PAN verb

Definition of pan (verb)

1. make a sweeping movement
   • "The camera panned across the room"
2. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
   • synonyms: pan off, pan out
3. express a totally negative opinion of
   • "The critics panned the performance"
   • synonyms: tear apart, trash