(US) To cook over direct heat in an ungreased skillet

plural of pan-loaf

Alternative spelling of panvitalism

A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed. / (figuratively, dated) A person put into a situation to hold it until another person can take over.

A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.

(transitive) To separate and recover (valuable minerals) by swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.

A transient occurrence with no long-term effect. / A career notable for early success not followed by significant accomplishment.

(uncountable, film) The method or practice of adjusting widescreen film images, especially 2.35:1 or 2.39:1 aspect ratio, so that they can be shown within the proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, by cropping off sides of the original widescreen image, as opposed to letterboxing.

(film) Formatted to fit within proportions of a 1.33:1 or 1.78:1 aspect ratio television screen, with sides of the original widescreen image (especially 2.35:1 aspect ratio) cropped off.

(film) To adjust widescreen film images so that they can be shown with standard television aspect ratios by cropping the original image, i.e. using pan and scan methods.