pan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bang noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- flap noun A flat piece attached along one edge that can hang loose or swing, such as on an envelope, pocket, or tent.
- Pan noun A wide, shallow metal container used for cooking food over heat.
- spank verb To strike someone, usually a child, on the buttocks with an open hand as punishment.
Senses
pan is used for these senses in English:
- Pan (Greek god) Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.
- bang A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
- coattail The flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.
- flap (graph theory) A connected component of the induced subgraph formed by deleting a set of vertices.
- spank A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.
bang — full definition
- noun A sudden loud noise, such as an explosion or a hard impact.
- verb To hit something hard, often producing a loud noise.
- noun In plural, a fringe of hair cut straight across the forehead (chiefly US).
flap — full definition
- noun A flat piece attached along one edge that can hang loose or swing, such as on an envelope, pocket, or tent.
- noun A hinged panel on an aircraft wing used to control lift.
- noun (informal) A sudden fuss, panic, or scandal.
- verb To move up and down or back and forth, especially a wing or something loose.