Panned

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Panning}.]
     1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by
        washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  


              We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and
              panning out, which is the last process of separating
              the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.
                                                    --Gen. W. T.
                                                    Sherman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pan
       n 1: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel [syn: {cooking
            pan}]
       2: (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 [syn: {the
          goat god}]
       3: shallow container made of metal
       4: chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than
          to other pongids [syn: {genus Pan}]
       v 1: make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the
            room"
       2: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
          [syn: {pan out}, {pan off}]
       3: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
          the performance" [syn: {tear apart}, {trash}]
       [also: {panning}, {panned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  panned
       See {pan}