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1.verbTo wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).
2.verbTo disparage; to belittle; to put down; to criticise severely.
3.verbWith "out" (to pan out), to turn out well; to be successful.
4.verb(of a contest) To beat one's opposition convincingly.
5.verbTo criticize harshly a work (like a book, movie, etc.)
6.verbOf a camera, etc.: to turn horizontally.
7.verbTo move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed.
8.verb(audio) To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage.
9.verbTo join or fit together; to unite.
10.nounThe act of one who pans, as for gold.
11.nounMaterial that has been panned.
12.noun(audio) The act by which a sound is panned."The new console supports pannings and fades."
13.nounThorough criticism."The director's films had received pannings from critics."