pancake

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Synonyms: pan cake, pan-cake

Antonyms: pan cake, pan-cake

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|and|uncountable}} A thin [[batter]] [[cake]] [[fry|fried]] in a pan or on a [[griddle]] in [[oil]] or [[butter]]; in particular:
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|theater}} A kind of makeup, consisting of a thick layer of a compressed powder.
3. {{lb|en|countable|juggling}} A type of [[throw]], usually with a ring where the [[prop]] is thrown in such a way that it rotates round an axis of the diameter of the prop.
4. {{lb|en|countable}} Anything very [[thin]] and [[flat]].
5. {{lb|en|uncountable}} Composite leather made of scraps, glue and board, by extension of (4), material originally used for insoles, but later used also for heels and even soles.
6. {{lb|en|countable|film|slang}} A box on which an [[actor]] stands to make them appear [[tall]]er.
7. {{lb|en|countable|volleyball}} A defensive play in which the ball bounces off the top of a hand that has been pressed flat against the floor.
8. {{lb|en|US|slang|dated|countable}} An attractive young woman.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a [[pancake landing]].
2. {{lb|en|construction|demolition}} To collapse one floor after another.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[flatten]] violently.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[lie]] out flat, like a pancake; [[sploot]].

Proper noun

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