1. An article deposited as security 
2. A person used by another to gain an end
   - instrument, cat's-paw 
3. (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 
4. Borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

1. Leave as a guarantee in return for money
   "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
   - soak, hock

Sounds like: porn

Derived forms: pawning, pawned, pawns

Type of: assistant, borrowing, charge, chess piece, chessman, consign, help, helper, pledge, supporter

Encyclopedia: Pawn

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