n. 25B6; noun
a heavy pan : SAUCEPAN, frying pan, wok, skillet.
salt pans : HOLLOW, pit, depression, dip, crater, concavity.
25B6; verb
(informal) the movie was panned by the critics. : See criticize .
prospectors panned for gold : SIFT FOR, search for, look for.
praise.
25A0; pan out
Harold's idea hadn't panned out : SUCCEED, be successful, work (out), turn out well.
the deal panned out badly : TURN OUT, work out, end (up), come out, fall out, evolve; formal eventuate.