Pan

pan
    n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn:
         {pan}, {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 [syn: {Pan},
       {goat god}]
    3: shallow container made of metal
    4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to
       other pongids [syn: {Pan}, {genus Pan}]
    v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the
         room"
    2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
       [syn: {pan}, {pan out}, {pan off}]
    3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
       the performance" [syn: {pan}, {tear apart}, {trash}]
    

Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. (Cinematography)
   To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to
   obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to
   keep the subject in view.
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Pan- \Pan-\, Panta- \Pan"ta-\, Panto- \Pan"to-\ [Gr. ?, m., ?,
   neut., gen. ?, all.]
   Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama,
   pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b
   or p, as pamprodactylous.
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Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. See 2d {Pane}.]
   1. A part; a portion.
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   2. (Fort.) The distance comprised between the angle of the
      epaule and the flanked angle.
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   3. [Perh. a different word.] A leaf of gold or silver.
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Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a
   cloth, rag, W. panu to fur, to full.]
   To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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Pan \Pan\, n. [Hind. p[=a]n, Skr. parna leaf.]
   The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf,
   etc. See {Betel}.
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Pan \Pan\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Myth.)
   The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing
   and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and
   trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and
   as playing on the shepherd's pipe (also called the pipes of
   Pan), which he is said to have invented.
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Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Panning}.]
   1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by
      washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]
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            We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and
            panning out, which is the last process of separating
            the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.
                                                  --Gen. W. T.
                                                  Sherman.
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   2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
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Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG.
   pfanna, Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin;
   cf. L. patina, E. paten.]
   1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed
      for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for
      frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various
      uses in manufacturing. "A bowl or a pan." --Chaucer.
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   2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See
      {Vacuum pan}, under {Vacuum}.
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   3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.
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   4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain;
      the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.
      --Chaucer.
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   5. (Carp.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
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   6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See
      {Hard pan}, under {Hard}.
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   7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.
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   {Flash in the pan}. See under {Flash}.

   {To savor of the pan}, to suggest the process of cooking or
      burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical.
      --Ridley. Southey.
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Pan \Pan\, v. i.
   1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of
      panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out
      richly.
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   2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to
      develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned
      out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]
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PAN
       Personal Account Number
       
    

PAN
       Personal Area Network (IBM, Bluetooth)
       
    

PAN
       Personal Area Networking [profile] (Bluetooth)
       
    

Pan
a vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a
cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old
Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.).

  The "ash-pans" mentioned in Ex. 27:3 were made of copper, and
were used in connection with the altar of burnt-offering. The
"iron pan" mentioned in Ezek. 4:3 (marg., "flat plate " or
"slice") was probably a mere plate of iron used for baking. The
"fire-pans" of Ex. 27:3 were fire-shovels used for taking up
coals. The same Hebrew word is rendered "snuff-dishes" (25:38;
37:23) and "censers" (Lev. 10:1; 16:12; Num. 4:14, etc.). These
were probably simply metal vessels employed for carrying burning
embers from the brazen altar to the altar of incense.

  The "frying-pan" mentioned in Lev. 2:7; 7:9 was a pot for
boiling.
    

26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Pan":
      Ashtoreth, Astarte, Baal, Cailleac, Ceres, Demeter, Dionysus,
      Faunus, Frey, Isis, Priapus, Vidar, Vitharr, corn spirit, faun,
      fertility god, field spirit, forest god, panisc, panisca, paniscus,
      satyr, silenus, sylvan deity, the goat god, vegetation spirit

    

125 Moby Thesaurus words for "pan":
      Photostat, X-ray, Xerox, ashpan, bake, bakepan, barbecue, baste,
      blame, blanch, boil, boiler, braise, brazier, bread pan, brew,
      broil, broiler, brown, cake pan, calotype, capture on film,
      censure, coddle, condemn, cook, countenance, criticize, curry,
      cut up, denounce, denunciate, deride, devil, dial, dishpan, do,
      do to perfection, double boiler, dustpan, face, facies, favor,
      features, film, fire, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, griddle,
      grill, grin at, heat, hit, hold in derision, kisser, knock,
      laugh at, laugh to scorn, lineaments, make fun of, make game of,
      make merry with, map, microfilm, mine, mug, mush, oven-bake,
      pan broiler, pan for gold, pan-broil, parboil, phiz, photograph,
      photomap, physiognomy, piepan, pillory, poach, point at,
      poke fun at, prepare, prepare food, prospect, puss, put one on,
      quarry, radiograph, rag, rap, razz, reprehend, ride, ridicule,
      roast, roaster, roentgenograph, saucepan, saute, scallop, sear,
      shirr, shoot, simmer, skillet, slam, smile at, snap, snapshoot,
      snapshot, snicker at, snigger at, snipe at, spider, steam, stew,
      stewpan, stir-fry, take a photograph, talbotype, toast, visage,
      wok

    

PAN

monstrosity, musical instrument maker, friend of poets.
Born half a man and half a goat.  Took after the latter.
Studied music under the old masters and outfluted Apollo.  Was
also a sheep fancier.  Fathered fife and drum corps.  Ambition:
A pair of shoes or a goat's appetite.  Recreation:  Hunting and
falling in love.  Address:  Greece.  Clubs:  Musical.
    

PAN

Peter, a little fellow who was a delightful actress,
believed in fairies, and crowded houses in England and the
United States.