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Definition of frying pan noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frying pan

noun
 
/ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
 
/ˈfraɪɪŋ pæn/
(North American English also frypan
 
/ˈfraɪpæn/
 
/ˈfraɪpæn/
, skillet)
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  1. a large shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food in
    • Heat the butter in a heavy-based frying pan.
    Topics Cooking and eatingb2
Idioms
out of the frying pan into the fire
  1. (saying) from a bad situation to one that is worse
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