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PAN

Definition:

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