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PAN OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pan off mean? 

PAN OFF (verb)
  The verb PAN OFF has 1 sense:

1. wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious mineralsplay

  Familiarity information: PAN OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAN OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

pan; pan off; pan out

Hypernyms (to "pan off" is one way to...):

wash (separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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