Definitions for pawn
pɔnpawn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. pawnnoun

   an article deposited as security

2. instrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun

   a person used by another to gain an end

3. pawnnoun

   (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. pawnverb

   borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

5. pawn, soak, hockverb

   leave as a guarantee in return for money

   "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAWNnoun

   Something given to pledge as a security for money borrowed or promise made.

   Etymology: pand, Dutch; pan, French.

   Her oath for love, her honour’s pawn. William Shakespeare.

   As for mortgaging and pawning, men will not take pawns without use; or they will look for the forfeiture. Francis Bacon.

   He retains much of his primitive esteem, that abroad his very word will countervail the bond or pawn of another. James Howell.

   Here’s the very heart, and soul, and life-blood of Gomez; pawns in abundance, ’till the next bribe helps their husbands to redeem them. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   2. The state of being pledged.

   Sweet wife, my honour is at pawn,
   And, but my going, nothing can redeem it. William Shakespeare.

   Redeem from broking pawn the blemish’d crown,
   Wipe off the dust that hides our sceptre’s gilt. William Shakespeare.

   3.A common man at chess. Robert Ainsworth

2. To Pawnverb

   To pledge; to give in pledge. It is now seldom used but of pledges given for money.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I hold it cowardise
   To rest mistrustful, where a noble heart
   Hath pawn’d an open hand in sign of love. William Shakespeare.

   Let’s lead him on with a fine baited delay, ’till he hath pawn’d his horses. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   Pawn me to this your honour, she is his. William Shakespeare.

   I dare pawn down my life for him, that he hath writ this to feel my affection to your honour. William Shakespeare.

   Will you thus break your faith? ————
   I pawn’d you none:
   I promis’d you redress. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   I’ll pawn the little blood which I have left,
   To save the innocent. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   If any thought annoys the gallant youth,
   ’Tis dear remembrance of that fatal glance,
   For which he lately pawn’d his heart. Edmund Waller.

   She who before had mortgag’d her estate,
   And pawn’d the last remaining piece of plate. Dryden.

   One part of the nation is pawned to the other, with hardly a possibility of being ever redeemed. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pawn

   Noatak Airport (IATA: WTK, ICAO: PAWN, FAA LID: WTK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Noatak, in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state in Alaska.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pawn

   A pawn is a person or an object used by others for their own purposes, often without regard for that individual's or object's well-being. In the game of chess, a pawn is also the least valuable piece that can be used to strategically benefit other, more valuable pieces. In financial terms, to pawn also refers to the act of leaving an item at a pawnshop in exchange for a loan.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Pawnnoun

   see Pan, the masticatory

2. Pawnnoun

   a man or piece of the lowest rank

3. Pawnnoun

   anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1

4. Pawnnoun

   state of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise

5. Pawnnoun

   a stake hazarded in a wager

6. Pawnverb

   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. Pawnverb

   to pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to risk; to wager; to hazard

8. Etymology: [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See Pane.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pawn

   The pawn is the most numerous piece in the game of chess, and in most circumstances, also the weakest. It historically represents infantry, or more particularly, armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins a game of chess with eight pawns, one on each square of the rank immediately in front of the other pieces. Individual pawns are referred to by the file on which they stand. For example, one speaks of "White's f-pawn" or "Black's b-pawn", or less commonly, "White's king bishop pawn" or "Black's queen knight pawn". It is also common to refer to a rook pawn, meaning any pawn on the a- or h-file, a knight pawn, a bishop pawn, a queen pawn, a king pawn, and a central pawn.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pawn

   pawn, n. something given as security for the repayment of money or the performance of a promise: state of being pledged.—v.t. to give in pledge.—ns. Pawn′broker, a broker who lends money on pawns or pledges; Pawn′broking, the business of a pawnbroker; Pawnee′, one who takes anything in pawn; Pawn′er, one who gives a pawn or pledge as security for money borrowed; Pawn′shop, a shop of a pawnbroker; Pawn′ticket, a ticket marked with the name of the article, the amount advanced, &c., delivered to the person who has pawned anything.—At pawn, pledged, laid away. [O. Fr. pan, prob. from L. pannus, a cloth.]

2. Pawn

   pawn, n. a common piece in chess. [O. Fr. paon, a foot-soldier—Low L. pedo, pedonis, a foot-soldier—L. pes, pedis, the foot.]

3. Pawn

   pawn, n. a gallery.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAWN

   v. t., To keep property in the family by leaving it all with your Uncle.

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1. PAWN

   What does PAWN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PAWN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pawn

   In relation to the game of chess. The ordinary piece or “man” bears this name from the French peon, a walker or foot soldier, the superior pieces being kings, queens, knights, castles, and bishops. An article left in the charge of a pawnbroker is called a pawn, from the French pan, a pledge.

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   • Chess
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pawn in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pawn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pawn in a Sentence

1. Bob Dylan:

   In ceremonies of the horsemen, even the pawn must hold a grudge.

2. Cherelle Griner:

   I made an honest mistake and I hope that in your ruling that it doesn't end my life here, i know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics, but I hope that that is far from this courtroom.

3. John Brennan:

   The fact that Omarosa Manigault Newman's using a security clearance of a former CIA director as a pawn in Omarosa Manigault Newman public relations strategy I think is just so reflective of somebody who, quite frankly, I don't want to use this term maybe, but Omarosa Manigault Newman's drunk on power. Omarosa Manigault Newman really is, and I think Omarosa Manigault Newman's abusing the powers of that office.

4. President Trump:

   They are playing a chess game, i don't feel bad when I lose a pawn in chess if it helps me get check mate. I'll sacrifice pawns all day long. So if you think something is a pawn, it is a willing sacrifice you will make. But if you are the pawn, that really sucks.

5. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper:

   I have been used as a political pawn for the past two years by Egypt and Qatar, so I would surely want to avoid being placed in that frame.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pawn
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pawn
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawn
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pawn
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pawn
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pawn
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=pawn
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=pawn