pan (1) — OAT

pan1

noun

1 heat the olive oil in a heavy pan:

saucepan, frying pan, pot, casserole, wok, skillet, bain-marie, fish kettle, pressure cooker, poacher, chafing dish;

container, cooking utensil;

Indian karahi.

2 the evaporation of sea water in salt pans:

hollow, pit, basin, depression, dip, indentation, crater, cavity, concavity.

verb

1 informal the movie was panned by the critics:

criticize, censure, attack, lambaste, condemn, find fault with, give a bad press to, flay, savage, shoot down, bring under fire;

informal knock, take to pieces, take/pull apart, crucify, hammer, slam, bash, give something a battering;

roast, skewer, maul, throw brickbats at;

British, informal slate, rubbish, slag off, monster;

North American, informal trash, pummel;

Australian, New Zealand, informal bag.

▷antonyms praise, commend, applaud.

2 prospectors panned for gold:

sift for, search for, look for.

□ pan out

1 Harold's idea had been a good one even if it hadn't panned out:

succeed, be successful, work, turn out well, work out;

informal do the trick.

2 the deal panned out badly:

turn out, work out, conclude, end (up), result, come out, fall out, develop, evolve;

rare eventuate.