Thesaurus: pawn

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1. n. See Pan, the masticatory.
2. n. A man or piece of the lowest rank.
3. n. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.
4. n. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise.
5. n. A stake hazarded in a wager.
6. v. t. To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's watch.
7. v. t. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard.
8. n. an article deposited as security
9. n. a person used by another to gain an end
10. n. (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
11. n. borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
12. v. leave as a guarantee in return for money