pan

1. Cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel (synset 103886228)
   is a type of: cooking utensil, cookware - a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking
   subtypes:

   • drip pan, dripping pan - pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
   • frying pan, frypan, skillet - a pan used for frying foods
   • omelet pan, omelette pan - pan for cooking omelets
   • patty-pan - a pan for cooking patties or pasties
   • roaster - a special cooking pan for roasting
   • saucepan - a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling
   • wok - pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking
   same as: 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 (synset 109591370)
   referred to in: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
   is an instance of: greek deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
   same as: goat god
3. Shallow container made of metal (synset 103886020)
   is a type of: container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
   subtypes:

   • bain-marie - a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans containing food can be set in the larger pan to keep food warm or to cook food slowly
   • dishpan - large pan for washing dishes
   • drip pan - pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
   • pannikin - a small pan or cup (usually of tin)
   • warming pan - a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed
   has: panhandle - the handle of a pan
4. Chimpanzees;
   More closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids (synset 102484260)
   is a type of: mammal genus - a genus of mammals
   member holonym:

   • chimp, chimpanzee, pan troglodytes - intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests
   • bonobo, pan paniscus, pygmy chimpanzee - small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species
   belongs to: family pongidae, pongidae - usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons
   same as: genus pan

1. Make a sweeping movement (synset 202002334)
   "The camera panned across the room"
   is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2. Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals (synset 201539296)
   is a type of: wash - separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
   same as: pan off, pan out
3. Express a totally negative opinion of (synset 200848023)
   "The critics panned the performance"
   is a type of: belittle, disparage, pick at - express a negative opinion of
   same as: tear apart, trash

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