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pawn Definition


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pawn1
verb pawned, pawning
    1. To deposit (an article of value) with a pawnbroker as a pledge for a sum of money borrowed.
    2. To pledge or stake something.
      Thesaurus: hock (slang), pledge, stake, mortgage, wager, hazard, put up.
noun
    1. The condition of being deposited as a pledge.
      Example: in pawn
      Example: at pawn
    2. An article pledged in this way.
Etymology: 15c: from French pan pledge or surety.




pawn2
noun
    1. chess.
      (symbol P) a chess piece of lowest value.
    2. A person used and manipulated by others.
      Thesaurus: dupe, stooge (slang), tool, toy, puppet, plaything, instrument.
Etymology: 14c: from French poun, from Latin pedones infantry.



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