pan vs wash

pan and wash both are nouns.

pan and wash both are verbs.

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

As verbs, wash is a hypernym of pan; that is, wash is a word with a broader meaning than pan:

pan: wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
wash: separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

pan (noun)	wash (noun)
shallow container made of metal	any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel	the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
	garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
	a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
	a thin coat of water-base paint
	the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
	the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
	the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

pan (verb)	wash (verb)
express a totally negative opinion of	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals	to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
make a sweeping movement	remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
	make moist
	wash or flow against
	form by erosion
	wash by removing particles
	cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
	separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
	clean with some chemical process
	apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
	move by or as if by water
	be capable of being washed
	admit to testing or proof

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