~ 1 [ ~ ]
■ noun
1》 a metal container for cooking food in.
2》 a bowl fitted at either end of a pair of scales.
↘ Brit. the bowl of a toilet.
↘a shallow bowl in which gravel and mud is shaken and washed by people seeking gold.
3》 a steel drum.
4》 a hollow in the ground in which water collects or in which a deposit of salt remains after evaporation.
5》 a hard stratum of compacted soil.
6》 a part of the lock that held the priming in old types of gun.
7》 US informal a person's face.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )
1》 informal criticize severely.
2》 wash gravel in a ~ to separate out (gold).
3》 ( ~ out ) end up or conclude, especially in a good way.
Phrases
go down the ~ Brit. informal reach a stage of abject failure or uselessness.
Derivatives
~ful noun ( plural ~fuls ).
~-like adjective
Origin
OE ~ne , of W. Gmc origin, perh. based on L. patina 'dish'.
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~ 2 [ ~ ]
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned ) swing (a video or film camera) in a horizontal or vertical plane to give a ~oramic effect or follow a subject.
■ noun a ~ning movement.
Phrases
~ and scan a technique for narrowing the aspect ratio of a widescreen film to fit a television screen by continuously selecting the most significant portion of the original picture.
Origin
early 20th cent.: abbrev. of ~orama .
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~ 3 [ pα:n ]
■ noun variant spelling of paan .