pan1 nounpan2 verb
panpan1 /pæn/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINpan1
Origin:
Old English panneEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an oil pan
- Cook for about 2 minutes, shaking the pan until the yams are lightly browned. 3.
- Cover pan and simmer slowly until rabbit is tender, about 20 minutes.
- In same pan, lightly brown shallots, garlic, and onions in oil remaining in pan.
- It is pan of the history we are building for this program and this group of kids.
- Place cups in large baking pan.
- Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and keep warm.
- Return the mince to the pan.
- They drank coffee and ceremoniously tipped the contents of the pan into a large casserole which went into a side oven.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pots and pansCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(also a critic slates something British English) (=criticizes something strongly)· The television series has been panned by critics.
pots and pans· The Suburban Book of the Dead Your really classic science-fiction movie usually begins with the big pan across deep space.· In the kitchen the meat sizzled in the oven and a big pan of potatoes stood on the hob.· The lamb chops sizzled as they were dropped into the big pan.· But occasionally I will take the big pan and fill it with onions, carrots and potatoes for a grand stew.· It all took a lot of hot water and big pans.
· Place in a hot heavy-based pan or wok and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.· Heat oil in heavy pan and saute onion until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.· Heat a wok or heavy-based pan, add the black bean sauce and heat gently.· They are also skewered and grilled over heavy pans filled with country bread that has been rubbed with garlic.· Melt the butter in a heavy pan over a medium heat.· Dry-fry the onions and garlic in a hot heavy-based pan until soft.· Heat I oz. of butter in a small heavy frying pan.· Heat a heavy-based pan and dry-fry the pork until brown.
· Season liver on both sides, add 4 pieces to the hot pan.· They arrive at the table still piping hot from the pan with an exterior that is crisp and light.· Their action was therefore rather like pouring water on to a hot frying pan, only with more serious consequences.· In almost all instances, cook fresh mushrooms quickly in a little butter or olive oil in a hot saute pan.· Stir the remaining flour and curry mixture into the hot pan and cook for a moment or two.
· She was sitting before a mirror that was propped against a large pan on the stove.· In a large frying pan, melt the butter or margarine over medium heat.· Place the mussels in a large pan with the shallots, parsley, wine and bay leaf.· In a large saute pan, cook the pork in batches over high heat until browned on all sides.· Bring to the boil a large pan half-filled with water.· Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook covered for 4-5min over a moderate heat. 4.· Place baking dish in a larger baking pan, set pan on oven rack.
· To prepare mushrooms, in a saute pan, heat oil over-moderate heat.· In a saute pan, add water to a depth of l / 4 inch.· In a saute pan, lightly brown quail with remaining 2 tablespoons oil.· Place in a saute pan, skin side down.· Add sherry to saute pan with cooking liquid, simmer briefly, and adjust seasoning.· In a saute pan, saute apple slices in butter until lightly browned.· Place mixture in saute pan and simmer.· In a saute pan, brown pheasant pieces in oil for 2 to 3 minutes per side.
· Repeated insertion of a fork to its full length is all that is needed to break up shallow pans.· Fill a shallow pan with about half an inch of water.· Heat the oil in a wide shallow pan, put in the sliced onion, carrot, chopped celery and parsley stalks.· Put the turkey in its wrappings in a shallow pan to catch any juices in the refrigerator.· To prepare: Put the flour in a shallow pan and mix with salt, pepper and cayenne pepper to taste.· Pour the milk in another shallow pan and have a third pan at hand to put the pieces on.· A shallow pan maximizes a foods' exposure to the heating element, which promotes even browning.
· Put redcurrant jelly in a small pan.· Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a small frying pan.· Tip into a small pan and bring to the boil.· Place in small pan with 2 cups cold water and bring to a boil.· Melt the margarine or butter in a small pan, add the flour and cook over a low heat for 1-2 minutes.· Melt butter and chocolate in a small pan over low heat; set aside.· Heat the single cream and chocolate in a small pan until melted and then bring tot he boil.· Mix bread crumb ingredients together in small baking pan.
NOUN· The Clown and Doll cake pans come with two icing bags and nozzles.· Press into greased 10-by-13-inch cake pan.· Grease two 9-inch layer-cake pans, line bottoms with wax paper and grease paper.· Oil a 9-by-1 2-inch cake pan and pour polenta into it.· Grease and flour two cake pans.· If you decide to use a tube pan instead of a cake pan, it may take 10 minutes more to bake.· Butter and dust with flour a 10-inch cake pan. 2.
· Kitchen Hazards Never leave a chip pan unattended; better still, replace it with a thermostatically-controlled deep fryer.· Fat fire: A Stockton man needed hospital treatment for burns to his hands after a chip pan fire.· With fresh water in the chip pan and a clean brush palette, I got started.
· The twin handled grill pan pulls forward horizontally to a safety stop position or can be lifted out altogether.· High-level grill models feature plate warming on the shelf below the grill pan and deep dish browning with the grill pan removed.· Place chops in grill pan on rack and surround with apricots.· A reversible grill pan grid which gives you a choice of two cooking levels.
· A strong iron pan for cooking our food on board.
· Add to the pan juices and bring to the boil.· Roast for 30 minutes, basting often with the pan juices.· Slice roast and serve with warm pan juices and a dollop of carrot-sweet potato puree.· Scoop off fat from pan juices.· Drizzle reduced pan juices over and serve immediately.
VERB· Place in a hot heavy-based pan or wok and cook until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.· Heat a wok or heavy-based pan, add the black bean sauce and heat gently.· Dry-fry the onions and garlic in a hot heavy-based pan until soft.· Heat a heavy-based pan and dry-fry the pork until brown.· In the meantime, heat a non-stick or heavy-based pan.· Heat a heavy-based pan or wok.
· Reduce the heat, cover the pan and simmer for 12-15min, until all the liquid is absorbed.· He covers the frying pan and cooks his sandwich until the bottom gets golden and crisp and then flips it over.· In a nonstick skillet over high heat, melt butter as needed to cover bottom of pan.· Once boiling, cover pan and reduce the heat to low for 40 minutes.· Add enough stock to cover rabbit barely. Cover pan and simmer slowly until rabbit is tender, about 20 minutes.· Do you cover the pan or do without?· Reduce the heat to 325 degrees, add the sauce, cover the pan, and bake for 1 hours.
· Spread filling evenly in pan, mounding slightly in center.· Pour into molds or baking dish. Fill a shallow pan with about half an inch of water.· Add the blueberries and fill prepared muffin pans above the rim of the cups.
· Spoon into greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.· Pour into a greased and floured tube pan.· Quickly pour into greased 13-by-9-inch pan and spread just until even.· Pour batter into a greased 9-by-13-inch pan.· Pour into greased square pan and cool.· Pour batter into two 8-inch round, greased and lightly floured pans.· Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease an 8inch-square pan.· Spread mixture in a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
· Clearly the saltwater was heated in pans in order to drive off the water.· Keep warm. Heat a large saute pan over high heat and add reserved 2 tablespoons fat.· Cook pasta for 12 ruins. Heat oil in a pan and saut onions and leek for 2 mins.
· Do not oil the pan as this will brown the bottom of the loaf prematurely.· Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil to saute pan and lightly brown rabbit pieces.· Spoon into an oiled 10-inch tube pan.· Heat remaining 3 tablespoons oil in pan and brown patties on each side.
· Pour into prepared pan and set aside. 3.· Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan.· To assemble pie: Turn apples and any juice that might be in the bowl into the prepared pie pan.· Turn batter into prepared pans and bake 25 to 27 minutes or until cake barely tests done.· Roll out dough using rolling pin and then fingers to spread it on to the prepared pan.· Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.· Add the blueberries and fill prepared muffin pans above the rim of the cups.
· Repair dripping hot taps. Use the right size pan to cover the burner or ring.· If you decide to use a tube pan instead of a cake pan, it may take 10 minutes more to bake.· A good idea if you don't often use pans or baking dishes.· She makes a very similar recipe from memory using an iron frying pan and oil.· Be extra careful when using large pans.· Pans with fixed handles are easily knocked - use separate pan grips.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► out of the frying pan and into the fire
1- The Mimosa is going down the pan faster than Dynorod could.
- Beene's new novel proves that he isn't just a flash in the pan.
- I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.
for cooking a round metal container that you use for cooking, usually with one long handle and a lid SYN saucepan: a frying pan pots and pans Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.2for baking cakes etc American English a metal container for baking things in SYN tin British English: a cake pan3open container American English a wide, usually round, open container with low sides, used for holding liquids4toilet British English the bowl of a toilet5go down the pan British English informal to be wasted or become useless or ruined: The business is rapidly going down the pan. → warming pan, → a flash in the pan at flash2(5)pan1 nounpan2 verb
panpan2 verb (past tense and past participle panned, present participle panning) WORD ORIGINpan2
Origin:
1,3 1800-1900 ➔ PAN12 1900-2000 panoramaVERB TABLE
pan
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | pan |
| he, she, it | pans | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | panned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have panned |
| he, she, it | has panned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had panned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pan |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have panned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am panning |
| he, she, it | is panning | |
| you, we, they | are panning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was panning |
| you, we, they | were panning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been panning |
| he, she, it | has been panning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been panning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be panning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been panning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Barnes panned the show in Thursday's "Times."
- The camera panned back to the cat sitting in the corner.
- The movie was panned by all the critics.
- He panned towards a piano, saw her saunter over to it.
- Moving the mouse near the edge of the screen makes it pan in that direction.
- The camera panned back as he prepared to play.
THESAURUS
to say what you think is bad about someone or something: · He was criticized for not being tough enough with the terrorists.· Stop criticizing my friends!· It’s easy to criticize, but not so easy to offer helpful solutions.
to criticize someone or something, especially by giving detailed reasons for this: · The report was highly critical of the police investigation.· The press have been critical of his leadership style.
to criticize someone or something very strongly, especially publicly in the newspapers, on TV etc: · They attacked the government’s decision to undertake nuclear weapons tests.
to criticize someone very strongly for something they have done, especially by shouting at them: · He started laying into one of his staff for being late.
to find a lot of things wrong with someone’s arguments or ideas and make them seem very weak: · The prosecution will tear him to shreds.
to strongly criticize a film, play etc in the newspapers, on TV etc: · Her first movie was panned by the critics.
especially written to be strongly criticized by a lot of people in the newspapers, on TV etc: · He was pilloried in the right-wing press.
to say very strongly in public that you do not approve of something or someone, especially because you think they are morally wrong: · Politicians were quick to condemn the bombing.
Longman Language Activatorto strongly criticize someone or something to strongly and publicly criticize a person, plan, or belief that you completely disagree with: · Several actors have attacked proposals to cut the theatre's budget.attack somebody for (doing) something: · Union leaders attacked management for eliminating employee health benefits.
to criticize someone or something very strongly in a public statement -- used especially in newspapers: · Sullivan never misses a chance to slam the tobacco industry.slam somebody for doing something: · Police slammed drivers for ignoring safety warnings.
to strongly criticize something such as a film, play, or a performance by writing about it in a newspaper, talking about it on television etc: · The movie was panned by all the critics.
to find a lot of faults in someone's ideas or arguments and criticize them very severely: · After the prosecutor had presented his case, the defence lawyer tore his arguments to shreds.
if someone is pilloried , they are criticized very strongly and publicly by a lot of people: · Harper was pilloried in the press after his team's sixth consecutive defeat.· Middleton suffered the ultimate humiliation of being pilloried by his colleagues in front of the television cameras.
informal to criticize every part of someone's character or work: · Field did a complete hatchet job on his former colleague at a cabinet meeting last week.
informal to criticize someone very strongly for something they have done: · The teacher really laid into us this morning -- told us we'd all fail if we didn't start doing some work.lay into about: · You should have heard my wife laying into me about coming home late last night.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pots and pansCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(also a critic slates something British English) (=criticizes something strongly)· The television series has been panned by critics.
pots and pans· But others panning for gold on the Net are starting to come up empty.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► out of the frying pan and into the fire
1criticize [transitive] informal to strongly criticize a film, play etc in a newspaper or on television or radio: - Beene's new novel proves that he isn't just a flash in the pan.
- I think people thought in the beginning I was going to be a flash in the pan, like Tiny Tim.
The movie was panned by the critics.► see thesaurus at criticize2camera a)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a film or television camera pans in a particular direction, it moves in that direction and follows the thing that is being filmed: The camera panned slowly across the crowd. b)[intransitive, transitive] to move a camera in this way3gold [intransitive, transitive] to wash soil in a metal container in order to separate gold from other substancespan for panning for gold in Alaskapan out phrasal verb to happen or develop in a particular way: We’ll have to see how things pan out.