What is "panned"

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.]

   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.

2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.

vb. (en-pastpan)

1. n. 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]

5. [also: panning, panned]

1. v. 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]

4. [also: panning, panned]

See pan