pan vs cooking pan

pan and cooking pan both are nouns.

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

As nouns, pan and cooking pan are synonyms defined as:

pan (noun)	cooking pan (noun)
shallow container made of metal	cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel

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