Pawn - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pɔːn|
Brit.
|pɔːn|
noun
- an article deposited as security
- a person used by another to gain an end (syn: cat' s-paw, instrument)
- (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
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- a person used by another to gain an end (syn: cat' s-paw, instrument)
- (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
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
verb
Extra examples
She was forced to pawn her diamond ring.
...he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt...
They became pawns in the political battle.
His watch is in pawn more often than in his pocket.
I queened my pawn.
The pawn queens.
A pawn takes the enemy angularly.
How much will it cost to redeem my watch from pawn?
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: pawn
he/she/it: pawns
present participle: pawning
past tense: pawned
past participle: pawned
I/you/we/they: pawn
he/she/it: pawns
present participle: pawning
past tense: pawned
past participle: pawned
noun
singular: pawn
plural: pawns
singular: pawn
plural: pawns
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