pan
n 1: wide metal vessel used in cooking
2: god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks;
represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears;
identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus [syn: {Pan}, {the
goat god}]
3: shallow container made of metal
4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than
to other pongids [syn: {Pan}, {genus Pan}]
v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the
room"
2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
[syn: {pan out}, {pan off}]
3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
the performance" [syn: {tear apart}, {trash}]