I. ˈpan noun
Etymology: Middle English panne, from Old English (akin to Old High German phanna pan), from Latin patina, from Greek patanē
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
b. : any of various similar usually metal receptacles: as
(1) : the hollow part of the lock in a firelock or flintlock gun that receives the priming
(2) : either of the receptacles in a pair of scales
(3) : a round shallow usually metal container for separating metal (as gold) from waste by washing
c. British : toilet 3b ; also : bowl 3b
d. : steel drum
2.
a.
(1) : a natural basin or depression in land
(2) : a similar artificial basin (as for evaporating brine)
b. : a drifting fragment of the flat thin ice that forms in bays or along the shore
3. : hardpan 1
4. slang : face
5. : a harsh criticism
II. verb
( panned ; pan·ning )
Date: 1839
transitive verb
1.
a. : to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particles
b. : to separate (as gold) by panning
c. : to place in a pan
2. : to criticize severely
the show was panned
intransitive verb
1. : to wash material (as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (as gold)
2. : to yield precious metal in the process of panning — usually used with out
III. ˈpän noun
Etymology: Hindi & Urdu pān, from Sanskrit parṇa wing, leaf — more at fern
Date: 1616
1. : a betel leaf
2. : a masticatory of betel nut, mineral lime, and pan
IV. ˈpan noun
Etymology: short for panorama
Date: circa 1922
1. : the process of panning a motion-picture or video camera
2. : a shot in which the camera is panned
V. ˈpan verb
( panned ; pan·ning )
Date: 1930
transitive verb
: to rotate (as a motion-picture camera) so as to keep an object in the picture or secure a panoramic effect
intransitive verb
1. : to pan a motion-picture or video camera
2. of a camera : to undergo panning