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pan vs drip pan

drip pan vs pan

pan and drip pan both are nouns.

pan is a verb but drip pan is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pan Yes No Yes No
drip pan Yes No No No
As nouns, drip pan is a hyponym of pan; that is, drip pan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pan:
  • pan: shallow container made of metal
  • drip pan: pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
Other hyponyms of pan include bain-marie, dishpan, pannikin, warming pan.
As nouns, drip pan is a hyponym of pan; that is, drip pan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pan:
  • pan: cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
  • drip pan: pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
pan (noun) drip pan (noun)
shallow container made of metal pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel pan for catching drippings under roasting meat
pan (verb) drip pan (verb)
express a totally negative opinion of
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
make a sweeping movement
Difference between pan and drip pan

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