advance vs pan

advance

verb
  • To make progress; to do well, to succeed. 

  • To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. 

  • To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. 

  • To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. 

  • To move forwards; to approach. 

  • To help the progress of (something); to further. 

  • To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. 

  • To raise or increase (a price, rate). 

  • To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. 

  • To increase (a number or amount). 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. 

adj
  • Completed before necessary or a milestone event. 

  • Preceding. 

  • Forward. 

noun
  • A forward move; improvement or progression. 

  • An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature. 

  • An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement. 

  • An addition to the price; rise in price or value. 

pan

verb
  • To turn out well; to be successful. 

  • To join or fit together; to unite. 

  • To spread a sound signal into a new stereo or multichannel sound field, typically giving the impression that it is moving across the sound stage. 

  • To beat one's opposition convincingly. 

  • To move the camera lens angle while continuing to expose the film, enabling a contiguous view and enrichment of context. In still-photography large-group portraits the film usually remains on a horizontal fixed plane as the lens and/or the film holder moves to expose the film laterally. The resulting image may extend a short distance laterally or as great as 360 degrees from the point where the film first began to be exposed. 

  • To shift an image relative to the display window without changing the viewing scale. 

  • To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold). 

  • To disparage; to belittle; to put down; to harshly criticize, especially a work (book, movie, etc.) 

  • To turn horizontally. 

noun
  • A pond or lake, considered as the expanse of land upon which the water sits. 

  • A human face, a mug. 

  • A part; a portion. 

  • The part of a flintlock that holds the priming. 

  • Synonym of playa lake: a temporary pond or lake in a playa. 

  • A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking. 

  • Strong adverse criticism. 

  • A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge. 

  • The contents of such a receptacle. 

  • A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home. 

  • A leaf of gold or silver. 

  • A loaf of bread. 

  • A deep plastic receptacle, used for washing or food preparation; a basin. 

  • The distance comprised between the angle of the epaule and the flanked angle. 

  • The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel. 

  • A dry lake or playa, especially a salt flat. 

  • A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating as part of manufacture; a vacuum pan. 

  • The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan. 

  • The brain, seen as one's intellect. 

  • A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water. 

adj
  • Pansexual or panromantic. 

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