1. plural of pan; flat-bottomed cooking vessels with handles
2. shallow containers or depressions

1. third person singular present of pan; to criticize harshly
Usage: informal
2. third person singular present of pan; to move a camera horizontally
Usage: film/photography
3. third person singular present of pan; to wash gravel or sand to find gold
Usage: mining

Examples

• She washed all the pans after cooking dinner.
• The cake pans need to be greased before baking.
• The critic pans the new movie in today’s review.
• The camera pans across the landscape slowly.
• He pans for gold in the mountain stream.
• These non-stick pans are easy to clean.
• The director pans the latest Broadway show.