pan

n

1. frying pan, griddle, skillet, spider; bread pan, cake pan, pie plate or pan, baking dish, ramekin, patty pan, omelet pan, pizza pan; saucepan, stewpan, Chiefly Brit. casserole, small kettle or pot, Chiefly Brit. pannikin; chafing dish, pressure cooker, steamer, roaster, broiler or broiler pan.

2. bedpan, metal pot, potty, chamber pot.

3.Slang. face, visage, Sl. mug, Sl. phiz, Sl. puss, Sl. kisser.

4. depression, indentation, dent, dint, dip; hollow, crater, concavity, cavity, pit, hole, excavation.

v

5.(all of gold, etc.) pan for, sift for, search for, look for.

6.Informal. criticize, find fault, pick apart, take apart, pick to pieces; Inf. knock, Sl. put down, shoot down, Inf. slam.

7. pan out

Informal. turn out, work out, come out or along.