Synonyms for pan

noun

• cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
• (Greek mythology) 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
• chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
• shallow container made of metal

verb

• express a totally negative opinion of
• wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
• make a sweeping movement