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1. (v.t.) pawn
to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker.
2. pawn
to pledge; stake; risk:
to pawn one's life.
3. (n.) pawn
the state of being pawned:
jewels in pawn.
4. pawn
something that is pawned.
5. pawn
a person serving as security; hostage.
6. pawn
the act of pawning.
7. (n.) pawn
one of eight chess pieces of one color and of the lowest value, usu. moved one square at a time vertically and capturing diagonally.
8. pawn
someone who is used or manipulated to further another person's purposes.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME poun < AF; MF poon, paon, earlier pe(h)on lit., walker; see peon1)
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| Definition of 'pawn' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pawn
an article deposited as security
2. (noun) instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
a person used by another to gain an end
3. (noun) pawn
(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. (verb) pawn
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
5. (verb) pawn, soak, hock
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
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| Definition of 'pawn' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pawn
see Pan, the masticatory
2. (noun) pawn
a man or piece of the lowest rank
3. (noun) pawn
anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1
4. (noun) pawn
state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise
5. (noun) pawn
a stake hazarded in a wager
6. (verb) pawn
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. (verb) pawn
to pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard
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Sense: to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back)
I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.
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 Afrikaans: verpand |
 Arabic: يَرْهِنُ |
 Bulgarian: залагам |
 Brazilian: penhorar |
 Czech: zastavit |
 German: versetzen |
 Danish: pantsætte |
 Greek: βάζω ενέχυρο |
 Spanish: empeñar |
 Estonian: pantima |
 Farsi: گرو گذاشتن |
 Finnish: pantata |
 French: mettre en gage |
 Hebrew: לְמַשכֵּן |
 Hindi: बंधक या रेहन रखना, आधि रख |
 Croatian: založiti, obvezati se |
 Hungarian: zálogba ad |
 Indonesian: menggadaikan |
 Icelandic: veðsetja, pantsetja |
 Italian: impegnare, dare in pegno |
 Japanese: 質に入れる |
 Korean: 저당 잡히다 |
 Lithuanian: užstatyti |
 Latvian: ieķīlāt |
 Malay: menggadaikan |
 Dutch: verpanden |
 Norwegian: pantsette |
 Polish: zastawić |
 Persian: گرو گذاشتن |
 Pashto: دشطرنج ګوټك ( پياده ): ګر |
 Portuguese: empenhar |
 Romanian: a amaneta |
 Russian: закладывать |
 Slovak: založiť, dať ako záloh |
 Slovenian: zastaviti |
 Serbian: dati u zalog |
 Swedish: pantsätta |
 Thai: จำนำ |
 Turkish: rehin vermek |
 Taiwanese: 押 |
 Ukrainian: закладати, віддавати в за |
 Urdu: گروي رکھنا، رہن رکھنا |
 Vietnamese: đem cầm đồ |
 Chinese: 抵押 |
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