: a metal pan with a handle that is used for frying foods
called alsofry pan
Phrases
out of the frying pan into the fire
: clear of one difficulty only to fall into a greater one
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The mini saucepan and fry pan are ideal for small spaces, great for apartment dwellers like me.—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 The 22-piece set has sauce pans, frying pans, stock pots, eight lids, and protectors.—Shalwah Evans, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 The third featured a frying pan on a stovetop with two eggs, one of which had a double yolk.—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025 Then, using a scouring pad to scrub at the stains on the frying pan.—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frying pan
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