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The correct spelling is pan.
How to pronounce pan
/pæn/
nounIPA: /pæn/
Say it like: Pan
The correct spelling is pan. A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
- 2.The contents of such a receptacle.
- 3.A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home.
- 4.A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin.
- 5.A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.
verb
- 1.To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
- 2.To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
- 3.With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
- 4.(of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
- 5.To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.)
adjective
- 1.Pansexual.
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