English noun: pan | |||
1. | pan (artifact) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel | ||
Synonyms | cooking pan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cooking utensil, cookware | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | drip pan, dripping pan, frying pan, frypan, omelet pan, omelette pan, patty-pan, roaster, saucepan, skillet, wok | ||
2. | Pan (person) (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 | goat god | ||
Instance hypernym | Greek deity | ||
Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
3. | pan (artifact) shallow container made of metal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bain-marie, dishpan, drip pan, pannikin, warming pan | ||
Part holonym | panhandle | ||
4. | Pan (animal) chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids | ||
Synonyms | genus Pan | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mammal genus | ||
Member holonym | bonobo, chimp, chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, pygmy chimpanzee | ||
Member meronym | family Pongidae, Pongidae | ||
English verb: pan | |||
1. | pan (motion) make a sweeping movement | ||
Samples | The camera panned across the room. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
2. | pan (contact) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals | ||
Synonyms | pan off, pan out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wash | ||
3. | pan (communication) express a totally negative opinion of | ||
Samples | The critics panned the performance. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue pan the movie | ||
Synonyms | tear apart, trash | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | belittle, disparage, pick at | ||