noun
Melt a teaspoonful of butter in the pan, add the mixture, and stir briskly over a medium heat
The worst part of Alf's not working is that I have to look at his ugly pan all day
In a rain-shower, the pans fill with water and the desert blooms
verb
For years prospectors have panned for gold in these hills
The critics panned the play and it closed after a week
Your grandiose plans for irrigating the Sahara didn't pan out, either! How did the election pan out?
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