Word PAN: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

pan

🇺🇸 [pæn]

Meanings

A pan is a shallow, flat container used for cooking, often made of metal, and typically used for frying or sautéing food. The term can also refer to a geological depression or a type of shallow container used in different contexts, such as a panning dish for gold prospecting.

Examples

• She heated the oil in a pan to fry the vegetables.
• He found a small piece of gold while panning in the river.
• The pan was too hot, so she quickly removed it from the stove.

Synonyms

skillet • frying pan • griddle

Antonyms

pot • kettle • cauldron