frying pan vs pan

frying pan and pan both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of frying pan include cooking pan.

frying pan (noun)	pan (noun)
a pan used for frying foods	shallow container made of metal
	cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

frying 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