dripping pan vs pan

dripping pan and pan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dripping pan	Yes	No	No	No
pan	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pan is a hypernym of dripping pan; that is, pan is a word with a broader meaning than dripping pan:

Other hypernyms of dripping pan include cooking pan.

dripping pan (noun)	pan (noun)
pan for catching drippings under roasting meat	shallow container made of metal
	cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

dripping pan (verb)	pan (verb)
	express a totally negative opinion of
	wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
	make a sweeping movement