What does pan mean in cooking?

pan means: A movie camera can be pivoted along a horizontal line to create panoramic effects or follow objects. (in Merlin Dictionary)

What else does pan mean?

The pivoting motion of a film camera. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Container that is shallow and wide and has no lid and usually made of metal. It can be used to hold liquids or for cooking. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Particularly, a vessel that is similar to a saucepan. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Open metal dish that is used for the separation of gold and other metals from waste or gravel by washing. (in Merlin Dictionary)

One of the two receptacles can be used on either a pair or balance. (in Merlin Dictionary)

An apparatus for boiling or evaporating liquids. (in Merlin Dictionary)

A depression or basin in the ground, which is often filled with water or mud. (in Merlin Dictionary)

An artificial or natural basin that is used for evaporating brine to get salt. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Freely floating ice fragment that has been ripped off from a bigger floe. (in Merlin Dictionary)

Powder was held in the small hole at the bottom of a lock made from flintlocks. (in Merlin Dictionary)