1. a wide, shallow cooking container with a handle
2. any shallow, wide container

1. to move a camera horizontally to follow action or show a wide view
Usage: film/photography
2. to criticize harshly
Usage: informal
3. to wash gravel or sand in a pan to search for gold
Usage: mining

Examples

• She heated oil in a large pan.
• The cake pan was lined with parchment paper.
• The camera panned across the landscape.
• Critics panned the new movie.
• Miners panned for gold in the stream.
• He cooked eggs in a non-stick pan.
• The director told the cameraman to pan left.