skillet

noun

1. (UK, historical)A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace.
2. (US)A pan for frying, generally large and heavy.

   “Heat some oil in a cast-iron skillet and add the onions.”

   “Inside this paper plane Note my words are Navy sealed So here and I quote Taboo and I are in the same boat What's said from Pennywise I guess we all float Sky is the limit, I could die in a minute Got my mind in a skillet Suicide not a mission See the vibe very timid I'm timid and very sad Translated my thoughts and feelings I pivot into the pad”

3. (US, attributive, sometimes)A dish or meal cooked in such a pan.

   “This is an easy skillet with potatoes and bacon.”

   “Can you make up a quick skillet hash?”

verb

1. (US)To cook in a skillet.

   “Now that the season has arrived in many parts of the country for the nimrods to load their trusty Thirty-Thirties and go forth in quest of the elusive deer, it seems an appropriate time to say a word about the skilleting of venison — which can be a pretty tough and dry proposition if not properly handled.”

   “That said, Danton in manhood is probed and skilleted, admired and reviled in a multitude of memoirs written by contemporaries who love him, loathe him or simply stand and watch as the Danton tempest roars past.”