1pan 
/ˈpæn/ noun
plural pans /ˈpæn/ noun [count] 1 a : a usually shallow and open metal container that has a handle and that is used for cooking or baking
▪ The rice is in a pan on the stove. ▪ Spread the batter evenly in the pan [=(Brit) tin] and bake for 40 minutes. ▪ a cake/loaf/roasting pan — see also frying pan, saucepan
b : a container that is like a cooking pan that is used for holding something — see also bedpan, dustpan 2 Brit : 1bowl 2a
▪ a toilet pan 3 : steel drum
▪ The rice is in a pan on the stove. ▪ Spread the batter evenly in the pan [=(Brit) tin] and bake for 40 minutes. ▪ a cake/loaf/roasting pan — see also frying pan, saucepan
b : a container that is like a cooking pan that is used for holding something — see also bedpan, dustpan
▪ a toilet pan
down the pan
Brit, informal 1 — used to describe something that is being wasted or lost ▪ It's just money down the pan. [=(US) down the drain] ▪ All my hard work went down the pan. 2 — used to describe something that is getting much worse ▪ The business is going down the pan. [=(US) going down the drain]
flash in the pan — see 2flash
