1. (

• pan ,
• cooking_pan

) cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel ;

2. (

• Pan ,
• goat_god

) (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 ;

3. (

• pan

) shallow container made of metal ;

4. (

• Pan ,
• genus_Pan

) chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids ;

1. (

• pan

) make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room" ;

2. (

• pan ,
• pan_out ,
• pan_off

) wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals ;

3. (

• pan ,
• tear_apart ,
• trash

) express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" ;