pan pan /ˈpæn/

noun

1. () Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel  ( cooking pan , pan )
   cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
     She heated the pan to cook pancakes for breakfast.
   She heated the pan to cook pancakes for breakfast.
   
   
2. Shallow container made of metal  ( pan )
   shallow container made of metal
    I used a metal pan to fry the eggs.
   I used a metal pan to fry the eggs.
   
   

verb

1. () Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals  ( pan off , pan out , pan )
   wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
   
2. () Make a sweeping movement  ( pan )
   make a sweeping movement
    The camera panned across the room
   The camera panned across the room
   
3. [Informal] Express a totally negative opinion of  ( pan [Informal] , trash [Informal] , tear apart [Informal] )
   express a totally negative opinion of
    The critics panned the performance
   The critics panned the performance
   

 Pan

noun

1. Chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids  ( genus Pan , Pan )
   chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
   
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  ( goat god , Pan )
   (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