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pan

The correct spelling is pan.

How to pronounce pan

/pæn/
noun

IPA: /pæn/

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The correct spelling is pan. A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking.
  2. 2.The contents of such a receptacle.
  3. 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. 4.A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin.
  5. 5.A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.

verb

  1. 1.To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
  2. 2.To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
  3. 3.With "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
  4. 4.(of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
  5. 5.To criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.)

adjective

  1. 1.Pansexual.

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